MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials say two people were injured in a crash in Whitehaven.
The crash happened on Elvis Presley Boulevard near East Raines Road Thursday evening.
The Memphis Fire Department says two people were taken to the hospital. There is no word on their conditions.
According to the Memphis Police Department, preliminary information suggests that Bartlett Police were in pursuit of a vehicle at the time of the crash. It is unclear if or how the pursuit led to the crash.
A woman who asked not to be identified told WREG she saw the wreck, with a Dodge Charger at the center of the investigation.
“I saw a police chase. Police cars, unmarked cars and police cars chasing the black Charger,” she said.
She also says someone ran from the crashed Charger. She said a second person in that car and an elderly man in the silver car were taken to the hospital.
We talked with a number of people who told us they saw what looked like a police chase this afternoon.
“At the time school was getting out,” one person said. “You got schools in this area, kids are crossing the streets, getting off the city buses, people are grocery shopping.”
At one point, Memphis Police expanded the scene to stop cars from getting close to the investigation, at least half a mile from the crash.
We have reached out to Bartlett Police multiple times and are waiting to get more information.