A woman watching the solar eclipse was killed and two others were injured on Monday when a car veered into a crowd of people who had gathered to observe the celestial event in Kentucky in the afternoon.
It was made known by the state police Capt. Jennifer Sandlin that the incident took place in the early part of the afternoon, Alyssa Noble's 2001 Lincoln LS crossed the center line, struck a utility pole and then hit two women on the sidewalk in Hyden, Kentucky.
It was made known by the state police Capt. Jennifer Sandlin that the incident took place in the early part of the afternoon, Alyssa Noble's 2001 Lincoln LS crossed the center line, struck a utility pole and then hit two women on the sidewalk in Hyden, Kentucky.
The official reported that the two women who did not survive the accident were Mackenzie P. Hays, 23, died at the scene, and Rhonda Belcher, 41, was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Hospital, officials said.
Noble, 38, was taken to Holston-Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, officials said.
"It isn't clear at this time what led to her crashing," Sandlin said in an email. "The cause is still under investigation" reported NBC News.
NBC affiliate WLEX reported that witnesses said Hays and Belcher had been in a crowd of people watching the partial eclipse.
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