An accident in Atlantic Wednesday morning was said to be caused by temporary sun blindness. The Atlantic Police Department says Florence Hildebrand, of Atlantic, was traveling east on 5th Street at around 7:45-a.m., when she was blinded by the sun. When Hildebrand couldn’t see a vehicle parked near the intersection with Hazel Street. Her vehicle ran into the parked car registered to Maria Swope, of Atlantic. The collision caused Swope’s vehicle to be pushed into another parked car, registered to Alanda Marshall, of Atlantic.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $2,200. There were no injuries, and no citations issued.

(9-a.m. News)