Six Dead in Highway Crash Near Chattanooga, Tennessee

iStock/Thinkstock(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — At least six people were killed in a highway accident near Chattanooga, Tennessee, police said.

The accident happened after 7 p.m. Thursday along I-75 northbound.

According to police, the accident involved 15 people in nine vehicles. There’s no word on what caused the accident to occur.

A section of the highway was shut down in the hours following the accident.

The victims’ identities have not been released.

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