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3 Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash In Nashville

Posted at 5:53 AM, Jan 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-18 07:31:39-05

Three people were hurt when a wrong-way driver struck two other cars on Murfreesboro Pike.

The incident happened shortly after midnight at Shumate Lane, just past Nashboro Village. 

Officials with Metro Nashville Police said a vehicle was heading the wrong-way on Murfreesboro Pike when it hit two other cars that were traveling in the correct lanes.

The wrong-way driver was injured and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

The other two drivers were expected to be okay.

None of the cars had passengers. 

The fatal response team was called out to the scene and is investigating.