Three people were injured during an accident west of Atlantic Sunday night. According to dispatch reports, the crash happened about a mile west of the Atlantic Municipal Airport at the T-intersection of 585th Street and Highland Road (Cass County Road G-30), at around 9:40-p.m. One of the victims reportedly suffered from head trauma.

Photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Mgmt. Agency

Sheriff’s officials say the vehicle was headed north on 585th Street when it went through the T-intersection and crashed into an embankment. Speed was considered to be a contributing factor in the crash. Two of the victims were transported by private vehicle to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, while the third was transported by Medivac Ambulance. The names of the victims and other details is currently not available.