Crime & Public Safety
Overnight crash shuts South Third Street in Southwest Memphis; road later reopened
A vehicle crash occurred at South Third Street and Shelby Drive in Southwest Memphis just before midnight, drawing responses from Memphis Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. South Third Street was temporarily closed while investigators worked the scene; the roadway has since been reopened.
According to on-scene observations, an ambulance departed the scene as crime-scene investigators arrived. Tennessee Highway Patrol cruisers formed a line of vehicles around the area, creating a perimeter that blocked the roadway during the initial response. Exact causes of the collision remain undetermined.
Memphis Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are the agencies documented as responding and conducting on-scene activity. At the time of the report, officials had not released a determination about contributing factors; the source states the cause is unclear. No further details about occupants, injuries, or citations were provided in the available account.
The incident status is that the street reopened after the overnight closure and investigators remained on scene while the initial response was underway. The reporting outlet indicated updates would follow later in the morning; no additional outcomes or case resolutions are recorded in the supplied account.
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