The Arkansas State Police reported that two people were killed and two injured in the crash that occurred February 11th, 2020 on Hwy 63 north of Hoxie.

The accident occurred when a Chevrolet S-10 driven by 19 year old Thomas Scott Fling crossed the center line and went into the inside southbound lane of traffic and struck the Ford F-150 driven by 71 year old James Andrew Dickey head on, killing both drivers.

19 year old Thomas Scott Fling of Williford and 71 year old James Andrew Dickey of Columbus were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two additional passengers were injured and flown by medical helicopters to area hospitals. Road and weather conditions were both reported as clear at the time of the accident.