Category: Tennessee Truck Accidents

NASHVILLE, TN — Multiple lanes of westbound Interstate 40 in west Nashville were closed Monday afternoon following a semi-truck fire, according to ABC 7. The incident was reported at mile marker 204, near White Bridge Road, at around 2:20 p.m. While it’s unclear whether a collision or mechanical issues caused the blaze, Nashville Fire Department […]

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KNOXVILLE, TN — Authorities were dispatched to a rollover crash involving a dump truck Tuesday morning, January 30, on Asheville Highway in Knoxville, reports WVLT 8. The accident happened near the Interstate 40 interchange, in the northeast area of the city. According to Knoxville Police Department officials, speed was found to have caused a dump […]

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MAURY COUNTY, TN — Authorities are searching for multiple people who fled the scene of a fiery two-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Columbia, according to WSMV. The incident unfolded in the area of Campbellsville Pike and Sunnyside Lane at about 8:30 p.m. A preliminary investigation indicates several people inside a sedan were able to exit […]

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OBION COUNTY, TN — Two semi-tractor trailer trucks were involved in a wreck last Thursday, January 25, that caused a fire on U.S. Highway 51 near Troy, reports Thunderbolt Radio. Multiple area agencies, including fire departments from Troy, Obion, Hornbreak and Union City, as well as the Obion County Rescue Squad, Obion County Sheriff’s Office, […]

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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN — A 49-year-old man died last Friday, January 26, on Interstate 24 in northwest Murfreesboro, according to WKRN. The accident happened on the eastbound side of I-24 near mile marker 72, some time after 6:00 p.m. Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) said Diego Lux Gomez was behind the wheel of a 2004 Honda […]

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NASHVILLE, TN — One person was critically injured Wednesday morning due to a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in southeast Nashville, according to WKRN. Metro Nashville Police Department said the accident happened at around 6:00 a.m. on a stretch of Harding Place (TN-255) at Tampa Drive. A preliminary investigation found that a semi-truck was traveling […]

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MARION COUNTY, TN — A crash between an SUV and a semi-truck last Wednesday, January 17, on Interstate 24 in Jasper claimed at least one life, reports Sequatchie Valley Now. The collision occurred at mile marker 155, near Chasey Simpson Road and Parkridge West Hospital. An early investigation found that an SUV collided with the […]

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WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN — One person was hurt Tuesday morning due to a rollover crash involving a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) salt truck in Washington County, reports WJHL. While the exact location of the accident happened remains unclear, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) responded to the scene on a stretch of Bailey Bridge Road […]

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KNOXVILLE, TN — One person lost their life Monday evening after a box truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 in Knoxville, reports WBIR. Knoxville Police said the accident on the northbound lanes near Callahan Drive, at about 7:00 p.m. Preliminary details show the victim was operating a box truck and traveling northbound when the […]

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