Two women were taken by ambulance to Laughlin Memorial Hospital following a Friday afternoon two-vehicle crash on Asheville Highway at Flag Branch Road.

Deputy Sheriff Charles Jessie said the collision occurred at 5:44 p.m., when a 1999 Jeep Cherokee driven by David Baker, 18, of Bill Shaw Road, Afton, attempted to turn from Asheville Highway onto Flag Branch Road.

In attempting the turn, Jessie said, the Jeep pulled across the path of a northbound 1998 Chevrolet pickup driven by Lester Davis, 67, of Doyle Davis Road.

Female passengers in both vehicles were injured, according to Deputy Jessie.

A 17-year-old unidentified girl was a passenger in the Jeep, and Lester Davis' passenger was Josephine Davis, 67.

Both were taken by ambulance to Laughlin Memorial Hospital for treatment of what were thought to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Responding to the scene were units of the South Greene Volunteer Fire Department and the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad.