A man was left in critical condition and two other people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash tore through the intersection of South Hurstbourne Parkway and Bluegrass Parkway in Louisville on Thursday night. One of the vehicles overturned in the wreck, which happened around 7:30 p.m.
The Louisville Metro Police Department reported that a man was in critical condition and two other people were injured in the crash, according to WLKY. One man was taken to UofL Hospital in critical condition, while another man was also taken to UofL Hospital and is expected to live, per a report from wdrbwave.com.
A woman involved in the crash was taken to Baptist Health Louisville, with her injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, the same outlet reported. One of the three vehicles involved ended up overturned at the scene, according to police.
Traffic Unit Takes Over Amid Unknown Cause
LMPD's Traffic Unit is handling the investigation because of the severity of the injuries involved, wdrbwave.com's report notes. At this time, the cause of the crash remains unknown, and no further details about what led up to the collision have been released.
The stretch of South Hurstbourne Parkway has seen serious crashes before. A three-vehicle crash on Halloween night in 2025 left a passenger in critical condition, and a separate multi-vehicle collision at South Hurstbourne Parkway and Watterson Trail in November 2025 sent five people to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to The Courier Journal.
No additional information about the condition of those injured in Thursday's crash has been released beyond what police and hospital officials have confirmed so far.
