What you need to know:
- A 20-year-old New Jersey man was killed Thursday morning in a collision at the intersection of Pig Road and Brownsville Road in Edmonson County.
- The crash involved a Honda CR-V and a dump truck.
- The Honda’s driver and the dump truck’s driver were injured and transported to hospitals.
- Kentucky State Police are investigating.
BROWNSVILLE, Ky. — A 20-year-old New Jersey man was killed Thursday morning in a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck in Edmonson County, according to Kentucky State Police.
Colin Sharpe, 20, of Holmdel, New Jersey, was a passenger in a Honda CR-V that collided with a Ford LT9000 dump truck shortly after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Pig Road (Kentucky Highway 422) and Brownsville Road (Kentucky Highway 259), police said.
A preliminary investigation indicates the Honda, driven by Elijah Landers, 20, of Little Silver, New Jersey, was traveling east on Pig Road and approaching the intersection when Landers attempted to cross Brownsville Road. The Honda then collided with the dump truck, which was traveling north.
Sharpe was pronounced dead at the scene by the Edmonson County coroner.
Landers was airlifted to TriStar Skyline Medical Center. The dump truck’s driver, Paxton Sowders, 24, of Brownsville, was transported to The Medical Center in Bowling Green for treatment of his injuries.
Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green responded after receiving a request for assistance from the Edmonson County Sheriff's Office.
Trooper Landon Key is leading the ongoing investigation. The Edmonson County Sheriff's Office, Edmonson County EMS, the Edmonson County Coroner's Office and other Kentucky State Police personnel assisted at the scene.
