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2 killed when driver crashes barricade at music festival in southwest Tennessee

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SELMER, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two people are dead after a vehicle drove through a barricade at the Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival in Selmer, Tennessee.

Lt. Brad Wilbanks said in an email that one person was also airlifted to a local hospital.

No other details were given about the crash or the victims.

A post on the festival’s Facebook page says there will be a community-wide prayer meeting this evening. Selmer is about 40 miles south of Jackson.