DUNLAP, Tenn. — A semi truck driver was injured recently after a rollover crash in Tennessee.
A press release from the Dunlap, Tennessee Fire Department (DFD) stated that at 3:08 p.m., the agency was dispatched to the report of a single vehicle accident on Highway 111 “north of the waterfalls.”
“The initial report was of a semi truck coming down the mountain had overturned, blocking two lanes of traffic with unknown injuries.
DFD stated that first-arriving units found the truck on its side with the driver in the cab. The driver was able to get out under his own power and was transported by Puckett EMS with minor injuries.
Dunlap Firefighters and Sequatchie County EMA contained a diesel fuel leak and set up traffic cones so traffic was allowed to continue around the accident site.
Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are investigating the accident with assistance from Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies.
Bruce Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has lived in three states including Arkansas, Missouri and Georgia. During his nearly 20-year career, Bruce has served as managing editor and sports editor for numerous publications. He and his wife, Dana, who is also a journalist, are based in Carrollton, Georgia.
