Two People Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Giles County

TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING IN GILES COUNTY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH 1^ST STREET AND US 31 AROUND 6:40 WHEN A 2023 KIA TELLURIDE FAILED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF A 2012 TOYOTA AVALON WHICH WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. A THIRD VEHICLE WAS ALSO IMPACTED IN THE COLLISON, THAT DRIVER WAS UNINJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE KIA AND THE AVALON BOTH WERE BOTH KILLED IN THE CRASH. THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL.  

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