Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least seven along highway

Police in the US are searching for a gunman in a rural area of south-eastern Kentucky after up to seven people were hurt in a shooting near Interstate 75 and a crash that accompanied the violence (Camden Mink/Mount Vernon Fire Department/AP)

Police in the US are searching for a gunman in a rural area of south-eastern Kentucky after up to seven people were hurt in a shooting near Interstate 75 and a crash that accompanied the violence.

The shooting began just after 6.30pm on Saturday and was followed by an intense search for a suspect by multiple law enforcement agencies.