According to the Calloway County Sheriff's Office, the collision happened around 9 am at the intersection of KY Hwy. 80 and Airport Road. Deputies said a vehicle driven by 56-year-old Richard C. Simmons of Murray, was traveling west on Hwy. 80 and was making a left hand turn onto Airport Road.

Simmons reportedly turned into the path of a vehicle traveling east on Hwy. 80, driven by 32-year-old Mitchell R. Irvan of Mayfield. Both drivers were transported to the Murray-Calloway County Hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Simmons was later air-lifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville for further treatment.