Eureka man, two others killed in two-vehicle collision in Butler Co. near El Dorado
Authorities in Butler County say three people died after two vehicles crashed late Saturday night in the area of Southeast Highway 54 and Southeast Highway 177, near El Dorado.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that one of the vehicles crossed the center line and hit the other. When deputies arrived at the crash site, they found the first vehicle engulfed in flames and both of its occupants dead.
Their names were being withheld Monday until their families could be notified about the deaths, the release says.
The driver whose vehicle was hit, 69-year-old James W. Larcum of Eureka, also died at the scene, according to the news release.
The collision was reported at 11:45 p.m.
This story was originally published November 1, 2021 at 12:06 PM.
