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CPD: 1 person dead, 2 in critical condition after Highway 61 wreck on Saturday

One person is dead, two people are in critical condition and another is in serious, according to the Clinton Police Department.

CLINTON, Tenn. — UPDATE (5/5): Clinton Police Chief Vaughn Becker said on Sunday that one person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash Saturday on Highway 61.

The chief also said only two vehicles were involved, after the initial number of three on Saturday.

Becker also told 10News that two people were in critical condition and another was in serious.

Investigators are still working to figure out what caused the crash.

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A vehicle crash around noon on Saturday shut down part of Highway 61, also known as North Charles G. Seivers Blvd., in Clinton near Anderson County High School, according to Clinton Police Chief, Vaughn Becker.

Becker said three vehicles were involved, one of the vehicles was flipped on its top.

Four people were taken to the hospital, and at least one of them had serious injuries, said Becker 

Becker said the highway would be closed for several hours while investigators worked to reconstruct the accident.

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