A three-vehicle accident that occurred on US 119 at the intersection of CVS Pharmacy and Appalachian Tobacco sent four people to the hospital Thursday.

The accident occurred around 3 p.m. just as schools were releasing students for the day holding up traffic in both the north and south-bound lanes.

Witnesses say a car had stalled at the red light entering the highway from Williamson and cars behind the vehicle began to pull around it to catch the green light.

Joey, Jessica and Mary Mounts witnessed the incident and told the Daily News their car was close to being involved. Joey Mounts said the white Chevrolet HHR driven by Tyler Matney was attempting to pull around the stalled vehicle onto US 119 when his automobile was t-boned by a blue Chevrolet Tahoe. An unknown woman drove the Tahoe with two children as passengers.

Mounts said a third vehicle that he described as a light blue vehicle driven by a woman with children aboard, left the scene of the accident before authorities arrived. He said the woman told him she “just wanted to pull off the road” but traveled towards Williamson crossing over into West Virginia and did not return.

Belfry Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nee Jackson said Matney and the woman driver of the Tahoe along with her young son were transported to Appalachian Regional Hospital. He said there appeared to have been no serious injuries suffered from the accident.

BVFD responded with two trucks and nine firefighters. Airbags in both vehicles deployed from the impact.

The accident is under the investigation of the Kentucky State Police.