A man was killed and four children injured this afternoon in a two-car, head-on crash on Hunter Road, according to officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Janice Atkinson said the male driver of a Pontiac Grand Prix was killed, and the four children in his car, ages 9 to 16, were injured. The accident happened about 12:30 p.m. at 5438 Hunter Road, she said.
The other vehicle was a sport utility towing a camper, Atkinson said.
Atkinson said one child has been airlifted from the scene with serious injuries, two other children were taken to a local hospital by ambulance and the fourth, the 16-year-old, was taken by private vehicle for treatment.
Authorities did not yet have names of any of the victims, she said.
Emergency crews still are on the scene.