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3 killed in Knox County crash

KNOXVILLE – A single-vehicle crash in Knox County killed a father and two children.

Police say the 2 p.m. crash on Sunday happened at Pellissippi Parkway and Oak Ridge Highway, near the Knox-Anderson County line.

WVLT-TV in Knoxville reports 31-year-old Charles Brawner, 12-year-old Charles Brawner Jr. and 13-year-old Micahla Scruggs were killed in the crash. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police tell The Knoxville News Sentinel that the Ford Explorer the three were riding in left the roadway and landed on an interchange ramp to state Highway 62.