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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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FOREST PARK, GA – Police are investigating the circumstances behind what led a semi-truck to overturn on its side and crash on the I-75 South shoulder last Thursday.  According to Atlanta News First, this crash was reported before 12:30 p.m., and police and Georgia Department of Transportation crews shut down two lanes to accommodate the […]

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Palm Beach County authorities closed three lanes on Donald Ross Road connecting to I-95 North after a crash involving a semi-truck Monday.  WPBF said the lane closures can be seen along exit 83. Authorities have not revealed many details about this collision, only stating that one other vehicle was involved.  […]

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