Breathitt County woman dies in crash with gravel truck

LOST CREEK, Ky. (FOX 56) — A 78-year-old Hardshell woman died in the hospital on Thursday morning after a crash involving a gravel truck on KY-476.

Kentucky State Police (KSP) said in a news release that troopers were dispatched at 9:15 a.m. on March 13 to the scene. Troopers determined that Carol Campbell, 78, of Hardshell, was driving north on the highway in a gray Toyota Camry when her car allegedly crossed the center line into the southbound lane.

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After crossing, state police said Campbell’s car allegedly struck a white GMC gravel truck. Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Campbell was taken by ambulance to the Kentucky River Medical Center, where she reportedly died from her injuries. She was pronounced dead by the Breathitt County Coroner’s Office.

The driver of the gravel truck was not hurt.

Toxicology results and an autopsy are underway, and the crash remains under investigation.


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