Westbound Interstate 265 near Preston Highway has reopened following a car accident that killed two people overnight.
Louisville Metro Police received a call of a motor vehicle collision around 3:40 a.m. on the Gene Snyder Freeway just past the Preston Highway exit ramps.
According to the LMPD press release, a pickup truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes and struck a second pickup truck head on. The accident caused the vehicles to catch fire. Both drivers were killed as a result of the collision.
LMPD’s Traffic Unit is handling the investigation.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: WB I-265 near Preston Highway reopens after accident kills 2
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