Two killed, one injured in Harlan County crash

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Officials in Harlan County are investigating a deadly crash that claimed two lives Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Harlan County Coroner’s Office, authorities were called to the intersection of US 421 and US 119 in Baxter at 12:14 p.m. Deputy Coroner John Jones pronounced two people dead at the scene: Phyllis Frazier, of New Tazewell, Tennessee, and Franklin Saylor Jr., of Baxter, Kentucky.

Another person was taken to Harlan ARH Hospital with injuries.

Kentucky State Police and the Harlan County Coroner’s Office are leading the investigation. Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including local fire and rescue squads.