Five injured in Boone County auto accident

BOONE COUNTY – On Tuesday, Oct. 13, at approximately 10 a.m., The Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to Route 76 and Spring Creek Road for a vehicle accident.

Deputies arrived and discovered two vehicles were involved, one of the vehicles came to rest on its side. Five people were taken to area hospitals.

Preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle traveling east on Spring Creek Road failed to yield to a vehicle traveling south on Route 76. Three people were released from the hospital; two remain hospitalized, one in stable, the other in critical condition.

At this time, no other information is available. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the accident.