A highway accident in rural Independence County Saturday morning claimed the life of a Mount Pleasant man.
According to the Arkansas State Police Fatality Report, Terry R. Engles, 69, was driving his 2001 Chevrolet S-10 south on State Highway 69 when the vehicle crossed the centerline and traveled into the north lane of the highway, striking the front of a northbound 2001 Chevrolet Silverado.
Engles died from the collision while the Silverado’s driver was injured and taken to UAMS in Little Rock.
State police say the accident occurred around 7:43 a.m. and noted the weather was clear and the road was dry.
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