Tag Archives: Truck Accident

Kingston, Tennessee – Traffic on Interstate 40 East was reduced to one lane and even came to a complete stop at times this morning after two tractor-trailers collided near the 353 mile marker in Kingston. The crash happened around 9:00 a.m. According to sources at the scene, one tractor-trailer rear-ended …

Roane County, TN – Heavy rain is believed to have contributed to two major traffic incidents Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 40. The first occurred on Rockwood Mountain, where a tractor-trailer wrecked during a downpour. The driver’s condition has not been released, but officials say no other vehicles were involved. A …

ROANE COUNTY, TN – Late last night, a tractor trailer veered off Interstate 40 at mile marker 342, a notorious curve for eastbound travelers descending down the mountain. The incident occurred around 8 PM on Tuesday. According to local wrecker operator Chevis Cox, the truck broke through the guardrail and …

Photo courtesy of Charlie Sandifer Early this morning (Tuesday, May 7), motorists traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 encountered significant delays as cleanup crews worked to clear the aftermath of a tractor-trailer accident near the 341-mile marker, situated on Rockwood Mountain. The incident, which occurred overnight, resulted in the closure of …

Photo provided by Chief Willie Gordon, Kingston Fire Department An early morning accident on Interstate 40 near Kingston occurred just after 7:00 this morning shutting down westbound traffic near the 353-mile marker. A box type cabover truck slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer pinning the driver inside with …

The Tennessee Highway Patrol report has now been sent to us regarding Wednesday’s tractor trailer rollover that blocked the eastbound ramp at Harriman. A Roane Transportation tractor trailer driven by 28-year-old Benjamin Chadwick loaded with plywood flipped onto its top and side as it was getting on the interstate at …

I-40 eastbound at the 345 mile marker was the location of a tractor trailer accident which occurred around 8am today. The truck pulling flat bed trailer rolled over on its top on the left side of the interstate. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report filed, the driver, Gabriel Calderon, …

A tractor trailer crashed last night just before midnight at the infamous 341 eastbound mile marker on I-40. The driver was transported to the area hospital to be checked out for an arm fracture, but escaped serious injuries. His truck slid into a rock wall and concrete wall underneath the …

Photo Courtesy of Mark Clem UPDATE (11:05 am): The truck fire is out, there were no injuries. One-lane of traffic back open. Interstate 40, 2 miles past Harriman, is currently shut down due to a tractor trailer fire. No other vehicles were involved but the truck and it’s trailer, loaded with glass, is a total …

An Overturned tractor trailer eastbound at The Midtown Exit 350, occured yesterday around 2:30 pm, blocking a lane of traffic on the interstate. The wreck involving only one vehichle resulted in no injuries to the driver. The vehichle came to rest in the medium just at the exit estbound. There …