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SUFFOLK, VA – First responders transported a driver and passenger via a medical helicopter to a hospital after their silver vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer driver on U.S. 58 West.  This two-vehicle crash happened before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. WAVY said the passengers were being treated for severe, life-threatening wounds, while the truck driver was able […]

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NEAR WESTVILLE, FL – A 53-year-old man from Tampa lost his life after he lost control of his semitrailer and then slammed into a tree along I-10 West Wednesday.  This collision was reported around 8:30 a.m. in an outside lane near mile marker 99, according to WMBB.  Florida Highway Patrol, Holmes County Emergency Medical Services, […]

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MCBEE, SC – A driver of a 1996 Volvo tractor-trailer turned right and collided with a moving Chevrolet vehicle, leading the Chevrolet driver to succumb to fatal wounds Thursday.  This crash took place before 6:30 p.m. on SC 151, adjacent to Spraught Lane, WCCB Charlotte reported. South Carolina Highway Patrol said they pronounced the Chevrolet […]

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KNOXVILLE, TN – A man passed away when he hit a cable barrier with his semitrailer along I-40 East, leading it to overturn Tuesday, WWVLTV reported.  Tennessee Highway Patrol said this collision happened around 8:15 a.m. when he left the road for reasons unclear, as they indicated in a preliminary report. Following this collision, troopers […]

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FRANKLIN, TN – A driver was spared from harm when their garbage truck overturned on I-65 South, spilling several loads of asphalt into the road Wednesday.  WSMV said this collision occurred before 4 p.m. Franklin Police, fire crews, and clean-up crews all were summoned to the scene and shut down three lanes to accommodate the […]

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ROSMAN, NC – A 63-year-old woman operating a trash truck drifted off U.S. 64 West and hit a tree, claiming her life on Monday.  BlueRidgeNow said this single-truck collision happened before 12:45 p.m. along Silversteen Road. Upon arrival, North Carolina State Highway Patrol declared the woman, Carolyn McCall Lund, dead at the scene.  Troopers who […]

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BRISTOL, VA – A sweeper truck driver was injured upon colliding with a train while crossing the railroad tracks near Sugar Hollow Park Wednesday, WJHL reported.  This crash occurred after 8 a.m. adjacent to Pairgin Road and Wallace Pike, on private property, Virginia State Patrol revealed.  VSP said the train was a Norfolk-Southern train, while […]

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