(Source: WMC Action News 5) MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Four injured, one infant and one woman killed in major crash on I-240
Posted: Aug 30, 2015
By WMCActionNews5.com Staff
A crash on I-240 near Sam Cooper Boulevard killed one child and injured five other people.
The crash happened Sunday night.
Police said a vehicle stalled on the interstate causing several other cars to crash. Police later said that three vehicles were found heavily damaged.
Doctors at Baptist Hospital said one infant died. A second child went to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in non-critical condition. One person was taken to Regional One in critical condition. Two others went to Regional One in non-critical condition. One person was taken to Baptist East Hospital in non-critical condition.
Memphis police identified Tiffany Wilkins, 26, died at Regional One. They also identified 5-month-old Tyrese Parker as the infant that was killed.
Traffic was backed up for a while as crews investigated and cleaned up the crash site.