The deadly collision happened around 12:26 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Hickory Hill Road and East Raines Road in the Hickory Hill neighborhood
Memphis, TN – Five people were killed and three others, among them two police officers, were injured in a two-vehicle collision at Hickory Hill and East Raines roads early Sunday morning, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Four of the five people killed were identified as 20-year-old Rodney McNeal, 20-year-old Messiah Lee, 21-year-old Syria Fifer, and 19-year-old Carlesha Fifer. Authorities have not yet identified the fifth victim.
The deadly collision happened around 12:26 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Hickory Hill Road and East Raines Road in the Hickory Hill neighborhood
Police said officers were responding to another incident when the crash occurred near Zion CME Church in the Hickory Hill neighborhood. One vehicle had two Memphis police officers, while the other had six occupants.
Both officers were injured in the collision and taken to a hospital. Police said they were released several hours later.
Five of the six occupants in the second vehicle died from their injuries. The sixth person remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Further information about the crash was not immediately available.
The incident remains under investigation.