Child hurt in multi-vehicle crash in East Baton Rouge Parish
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Two people were hurt including a child in a multi-vehicle crash on Greenwell Springs Road on Monday, March 17, the Central Police Department confirmed.
Police said the child was taken to Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in serious condition. The second person hurt in the crash was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Police responded at 5:37 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash on Greenwell Springs Road and Donnybrook Avenue and initiated an investigation.
Central PD that the 'preliminary investigation leads us to believe eastbound traffic on Greenwell Springs Road was congested.'
They said a vehicle heading east made space for a driver on Donnybrook Avenue to turn left. That vehicle was hit by another vehicle that was going west on Greenwell Springs Road.
The crash led to the closure of Greenwell Springs Road between Droze and Morgan Road for around three hours, Central PD said.
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The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was also at the crash scene.
The investigation into this crash remains ongoing.
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