Three People Injured in Tractor Trailer Accident in Greene County Tennessee
Three people were injured on Sunday in an accident involving a tractor trailer, a truck and a Tennessee Highway Patrol cruiser.
According to news reports, the truck was involved in installing reflectors on interstate 81 in Greene County, when a tractor trailer crashed into it. The truck was pushed into the cruiser nearby, leaving a trooper injured. The tractor trailer then went off the roadway and fell into a ravine. While one of the occupants of the big rig managed to crawl out through the sleeping compartment, the driver was trapped, and had to be extricated by emergency rescue personnel. Both the occupants of the tractor trailer were also injured. Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
It’s extremely fortunate that there were no fatalities in this accident. Collisions involving an 18-wheeler can quickly trigger off other accidents in the vicinity, and typically involve serious injuries and fatalities. We are talking about a collision with a massive piece of machinery that can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. The kind of force generated when a vehicle of that bulk crashes into a much smaller vehicle, can be strong enough to cause catastrophic injuries.
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