BLOUNTVILLE, TN – One big rig driver tried to avoid hitting an animal on I-81 and swerved, leading the truck to overturn, before it was struck by a second truck, injuring three people.
This double tractor-trailer collision happened after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, WIJL reported. After the truck overturned, it eventually came to rest on the left shoulder along the cable barrier.
After arriving, the Tennessee Highway Patrol closed the lanes for several hours so crews could clear the scene and reopened all lanes around 11 a.m.
The second truck driver and their passenger sustained wounds, along with the first 18-wheeler driver.
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