Woman killed in overnight Cordova crash; one person detained, police say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police have detained one person following an overnight crash that killed a woman in Cordova.

Police said the two-vehicle crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Germantown Parkway near the Interstate 40 eastbound exit.

A woman in one of the vehicles was critically injured and later died at the hospital.

The Memphis Police Department’s Traffic Division said southbound lanes of Germantown Parkway in the area are closed while investigators remain at the scene. The ramp from Germantown Parkway to I-40 eastbound is also blocked.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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