Tennessee Truck Accidents

Melissa Lacks was sitting in stand-still traffic when a truck hit her and several other cars. About a week after her accident, also on I-40E in Wilson County, a 66-year-old man was killed in a ...[...]

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Deputies were forced to shut down a portion of the interstate in Rutherford County after a semi caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office ...[...]

A semi fire forced the interstate to close in Rutherford County.[...]

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported the driver was stopped in Shelby County for multiple safety violations. The trooper discovered the driver was driving with a suspended license in addition to ...[...]

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - One lane of Interstate 40 in Wilson County is closed on Sunday after a truck caught fire and spilled peanuts on the roadway, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.[...]

Tennessee transportation employees have had some close calls in work zones recently, with the most recent happening in Coffee County on Thursday when a driver struck a state Help truck on Interstate ...[...]

Authorities said a tractor-trailer with chemicals along with a pickup truck and car crashed on I-40 West past Joelton on Friday evening.[...]

The Tennessee Department of Transportation continues to plead with people to pay attention and slow down on the interstate after two recent close ... a driver hit a TDOT truck sitting in traffic on ...[...]

The driver, a 26-year-old man, was ejected from the vehicle and struck by a tractor-trailer that was no longer on the scene, the Knoxville Police Department said.[...]

The man struck State Trooper vehicles twice, as well as three other cars, during the chase, according to court documents.[...]

TDOT reports the accident occurred on Interstate 24 in Coffee County. '?Another TDOT truck was hit today,'? TDOT said. '?This time, it was on I-24 in Coffee County. It's the 73rd time this year that ...[...]

A woman from Tennessee and a woman from Colorado died in the crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia Monday afternoon. Cindy Helms, 54, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina M. Colin, 84, of Croomfield, ...[...]

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - All Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Lebanon were shut down at mile marker 237 after a crash involving two semi-trucks, according to the Lebanon Police Department (LPD ...[...]

The two women who were driving a U-Haul van when a tractor-trailer truck cut off their path Monday on I-70 were Cindy Helms of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina Colin of Broomfield, Colorado. Helms, 54 ...[...]

Two young women lost their lives in a car accident involving an alleged drunk driver. Holly Wagner and Natalie White were passengers in a vehicle when they were struck and killed.[...]

A pickup truck crashed into a building Tuesday afternoon in Erwin, injuring two people. The crash happened at the intersection of Tyler Street and Crosswhite Lane. According ...[...]

According to Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP ... was in one of those accidents earlier this year in Williamson County near her home. '?A gentleman in a Tesla cyber truck crossed over the double ...[...]

A Tesla Cybertruck veered off Texas road and crashed into a culvert, bursting into flames and killing the driver. In a thrilling end to the skateboarding of the Olympics, Palmer defended his Tokyo ...[...]

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) - An Illinois husband and father of three got animated as he recalled the harrowing moments he, and other motorists, tried to stop a truck driver who was weaving across ...[...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: Bridge inspectors with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have given the all-clear after a dump truck hit an overpass on Interstate 65 in Robertson County ...[...]

Two teens were killed in a car crash in Cocke County after hitting a parked semi-truck on Thinwood Drive according to Tennessee Highway Patrol. 19-year-old Brayden Hopkins, and 15-year-old Hayden ...[...]

As of July 8, TDOT said 61 of its vehicles have been struck in 2024. Thirteen of those instances involved HELP units. While department officials was unable to provide the number of incidents that ...[...]

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The driver accused of causing a fatal crash on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge now faces charges. Keshaun Compton, 24, was trying to pass a slow- moving truck when he went left of ...[...]

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation said a crash shut down I-75 North in Campbell County Wednesday. The crash involved an overturned vehicle and a tanker truck leaking fuel.[...]

Images shared by the Tennessee Department of Transportation show large amounts of debris on the roadway along with an overturned truck.[...]

A pedestrian died on Lamar Avenue after falling off a truck and being struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning.[...]

Spring Hill police arrested a Chicago truck driver after multiple motorists called 911 and took video of his dangerous driving for many miles along Interstate 65 North. According to Spring Hill Police ...[...]

A possible tornado struck Murfreesboro on Monday afternoon, causing significant damage at Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) campus. A video showed a football equipment trailer being tossed ...[...]

Two people were injured in a semi crash on Interstate 40 early Saturday morning.[...]

At around 8 p.m. on Saturday night, a press release stated that the department responded to a crash on Interstate 40 around the 296 westbound mile marker. ? Have breaking news come to you ...[...]

A multi-vehicle crash on I-40 West in Lakeland has all westbound lanes blocked, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.[...]

A crash between two trucks on Interstate 81 resulted in the death of one of ... 67, of Crossville, Tennessee. Mailhoit was wearing his seat belt and was flown from the scene to Carilion Roanoke ...[...]

A traffic accident involving a semi-trailer occurred on U.S. 79, west of Jacksonville, tying up traffic near the Cherokee-Anderson County line.[...]

Just after 6 p.m. Monday, Kentucky State Police troopers say they received a call about a speeding pickup truck that was driving recklessly on I-165, just south of Owensboro. A trooper on the highway ...[...]

Truck crash on southbound 81 at exit 15. Road is blocked.[...]

Officers guiding the road, you can't go to Cherokee on 441 right now due to a wreck. Saw a tow truck go down there tho![...]

A standstill TDOT trucks make sure you fuel b4 Exit 12 [...]

cars in park. lots of ambulances and fire trucks driving up the shoulder [...]

Not sure whats going on. Traffic backed up quite a bit. Have seen 3 fire trucks returning north. [...]

Multiple emergency vehicles driving by (two ambulance, two fire trucks, multiple police and dot so far) assuming a serious wreck. All traffic stopped headed south just north of Millersville, TN.[...]

Tractor trailer fire on 111 northbound at Burgess Falls Exit[...]

Closed due to truck fire[...]

Dump truck broken down off the road and lots of cops blocking the road[...]

Both southbound lanes at a standstill. Two helicopters. Multiple ambulances and tow trucks. [...]

Burned semi truck, I-75 n closed[...]

Im close to mile marker 57 I-75 north- traffic not moved past hour. Seen several fire trucks, rescue, and semi tow truck pass us in emergency lane heading to scene. One driver said he could see smoke when traffic first stopped. I pray theres [...]

Several police cars, ambulances and fire trucks[...]

Standstill for 30 minutes now. Towards the front of the accident and can see the cutoff. Hazmat truck drove by, 10 sheriff cars, many ambulances, etc. no sings of movement yet by any emergency vehicles or traffic.[...]

Road blocked, helicopter on the ground for life flight, 5 cops, fire trucks, and ambulances. Traffic backed up going towards 840 from i40[...]

3 tow trucks [...]

Police and semi truck on side of road[...]

Traffic at standstill as of 6pm, at least 4 tow trucks and multiple emergency vehicles drive through shoulder.[...]

Tow truck, a vehicle with sirens. Many turning around. We are at complete standstill. [...]

At least 15 emergency trucks. People covered and guard rail is completely destroyed. [...]

Semi truck off road. Looks like 1-2 other vehicles. All badly burned & one still on fire. Was in standstill/ very slow moving traffic for 9 miles. Took almost an hour. [...]

Two-container tractor trailer truck and two passenger vehicles in massive collision. Multiple vehicles on fire, road completely blocked southbound. Tri-Cities Airport exit.[...]

Truck burnt down[...]

Firetruck ambulances and state patrol cars at intersection on Hwy 64 and 312, traffic at a standstill[...]

WB I 40 closed both lanes due to a truck fire. MP 267 is where the backup begins (local time 12:54pm). Traffic will be at a standstill for about 13 miles. Make other plans.[...]