By Brennan Crain on Sep 5, 2026

Person airlifted after Friday Cumberland Parkway crash

A person was airlifted to Louisville after the crash, police said.

Emergency personnel work the scene of a crash near the I-65 and Cumberland Parkway interchange Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (Barren County Sheriff’s Office)

GLASGOW, Ky. — A single-vehicle collision on the Cumberland Parkway Friday afternoon sent one person to a Louisville hospital.

The Barren County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash at about 4:15 p.m.

According to the sheriff’s office, Kori Wade was driving a 2006 Acura TL westbound on the Cumberland Parkway when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned several times.

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Wade was injured in the crash and was airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital for further medical treatment.

South Barren Fire Department, Park City Fire Department, Barren-Metcalfe EMS and Kentucky 8, the medical helicopter, assisted at the scene.