Category: Tennessee Truck Accidents

NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Department of Transportation closed I-65 North along Briley Parkway for more than an hour Friday due to a crash between a motorcycle and a flatbed truck.  TDOT told WKRN that this collision happened before 5 p.m. and closures lasted until 6:26 p.m. after crews cleared the area. During those closures, drivers […]

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BUFFALO VALLEY, TN – At least one person succumbed to fatal wounds following a truck rollover collision reported at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security said this crash happened on I-40. First responders have not specified the events that led to this collision, listed the number of people and vehicles involved, […]

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KNOXVILLE, TN – Two people passed away after a speeding motorcyclist struck a box truck Sunday, WATE reported.  The events happened around 9:30 p.m. at the Cedar Lane and Central Avenue Pike intersection when the box truck, waiting at the traffic light to pursue a right turn, was hit by the motorcyclist (who had another passenger […]

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ARLINGTON, TN – A collision involving an 18-wheeler, fire truck engine, and ambulance left the tractor-trailer driver in critical condition last Friday.  Action News 5 said this crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on I-40 East near Airline Road.  The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, who was at the scene of an initial collision before this multi-auto […]

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WINCHESTER, TN – A truck driver was treated at the scene for their unspecified wounds after their truck, hauling limes, overturned on Garrett Road Monday.  The impact of this collision caused the limes and diesel fuel to spill onto the road, according to WSMV.  Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Broadview Fire Department, and the Franklin County […]

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JOHNSON CITY, TN – A driver of a tractor-trailer drifted off an I-26 West bridge and landed on a convertible below, injuring them and the other driver Sunday.  This collision happened near marker 22, and both drivers were hospitalized for non-life-threatening wounds, according to WIJHL.  The exact cause of this crash remains unclear.  Johnson City […]

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LEBANON, TN – A 66-year-old man operating a semi-truck lost his life after his truck collided with three other vehicles, which included another semi-truck Tuesday.  This crash happened on I-40, and crews responded to the scene (a mile east of South Hartmann Drive) after 11 p.m., according to The Tennessean. The Lebanon Police Department identified […]

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