Two dead, three injured in crashes on Arkansas roads Saturday | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

According to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police, two people were killed and three injured in car accidents on Arkansas roads on Saturday.

An unnamed minor male was killed and three other unnamed minors were injured in a crash that occurred around 4 p.m. on Oauchita County Road 63. The minor who was killed was one of three passengers in a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven eastbound on the road by another unnamed minor male.

The report states that the driver lost control of the Silverado, causing it to spin, veer sideways, and eventually leave the roadway. The vehicle rolled over, became airborne, struck a tree, and eventually came to a stop.

The male driver and two female passengers injured in the accident were taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock for treatment of their injuries.

Cheryl Holland, 68, of Houston, Arkansas, died at 5:21 p.m. Saturday in a crash on Arkansas 9 in Saline County.

According to the report, an unidentified driver of the 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, in which Holland was a passenger, lost control of the vehicle while attempting to make a left turn. The driver oversteered and veered left off the highway, striking a barbed wire fence.

Authorities investigating the accidents reported that the weather was clear and roads were dry at the time of the incidents.