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11 injured, 2 critically, when church van crashes in Arkansas

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

11 hurt in church van Eleven people were taken to several hospitals after the church van they were riding in collided with a commercial vehicle. (Wsfurlan/iStock)

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

CORNING, Ark. — At least 11 people were injured Saturday, two critically, when a church van and another vehicle collided on an Arkansas highway, authorities said.

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The crash happened around 1 p.m. on U.S. 67 near State Road 328. KAIT-TV reported.

Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller said the church van was from Tennessee, but added he did not know if the van was headed to or from a church camp, the television station reported. The vehicle that collided with the van was a commercial vehicle carrying fish, Miller said.

At least two people have been airlifted in critical condition to hospitals in Memphis, Tennessee, KARK reported.

Dave Parker, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, said those two people were children, Yahoo News reported.

Parker said the van was struck when the truck made a U-turn.

The others who were injured were taken to an area hospital, KAIT reported. All of the people who were injured were in the church van, the television station reported.

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