Two vehicle crash occurs downtown

A pickup truck witnesses said was traveling abot 50 mph through downtown Marshall early this morning reportedly slammed into the rear of another pickup truck in front of Herman's Marshall Hardware store and pushed the second vehicle down the block, past the Stagecoach Inn. Police said the first vehicle struck a trash receptacle and a tree before coming to rest. The impact pushed the steering wheel to the ceiling of the 1979 Ford pickup truck but according to preliminary reports, no life threatening injuries occurred. Victims were taken to the hospital and the crash remains under investigation. Information is sketchy at this time. See the Saturday, Sept. 8 Marshall Chronicle for more on this story.