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 wooded area before returning to the road. A short time later, the truck rolled over, and Stevens succumbed to fatal wounds.
Troopers have not released additional details at this time.
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