MEMPHIS, TN – One person suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries following a tractor-trailer collision at the U.S. 51 and Jefferson Avenue intersection last Tuesday. Tennessee Highway Patrol said this collision happened at approximately 2:17 p.m. Troopers confirmed that the truck did not overturn, and no Hazmat crews were called to the scene. Still, they have […]
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 […]
MEMPHIS, TN – First responders took a semi-truck driver to Regional One Hospital after his truck overturned next to an I-240 South off-ramp Thursday. Memphis Police told ABC 24 that the collision happened after the driver missed his exit and pursued a sharp, causing him to hit a guardrail and two poles, which then led […]
PLEASANT VIEW, TN – A big rig caught on fire after colliding with three other vehicles on I-24 West, claiming one life and sending three to a hospital Thursday. WSMV said this multi-vehicle wreck happened before 1:30 a.m. near the I-24 exit ramp connecting to Maxey Road. After arriving, Tennessee Highway Patrol closed all westbound […]
FAIRVIEW, TN – A 60-year-old man lost his life after his Freightliner tractor-trailer overturned on I-40 East Thursday, WKRN reported. This collision happened around noon. Tennessee Highway Patrol said the driver, later identified as Paul Stevens from Georgia, was driving on the interstate when, for reasons unclear, the truck drifted off the road near a […]
NASHVILLE, TN – A semi-trailer driver was hospitalized for minor wounds after they crashed their truck into Mill Creek along I-24 West Sunday, WSMV reported. This collision happened after 1:30 p.m. Good samaritans were able to help the driver get out of the water prior to emergency crews arriving. Once first responders were on site, […]
MURFREESBORO, TN – A driver of a cement truck tried to turn left in front of the Vulcan Materials Company and collided with a car, injuring the car driver Wednesday. This collision took place around 9 a.m. at 2041 Murfreesboro Road. WSMV said the cement truck driver escaped injuries while first responders took the car […]
MOUNTEAGLE, TN – The Transportation Department of Tennessee had to shut down both directions of I-24 after a driver of a big rig crashed into a median wall Wednesday. According to WSMV, crews have not been able to provide many details about this crash. However, they did confirm that the collision happened at milepost 133 […]
NASHVILLE, TN – A driver of a red pickup truck fled the scene after colliding with a semi-truck on I-40, which resulted in the semi overturning and injuring the semi-driver Friday. This collision happened around 5 a.m. near mile marker 193 past the Pegram community, according to WKRN. The impact of this collision showed that […]
CARTER COUNTY, TN – A driver of a trash truck had supposedly overcorrected and then drifted off Piney Grove Road, leading him to ram into a church and sustain injuries. This collision happened in the northbound lanes on Monday, WIJHL said. The church that was damaged was the Simerly Creek Believer’s Fellowship Church, formerly known […]