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The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reported on Wednesday that the crash occurred on Asheville Highway when a Mercury Grand Marquis slowed to turn onto Cove Creek Road and was rear-ended by a Ford
Six people found dead near a flipped car are believed to be between 1 and 18 years old, Tennessee officials said. In addition to killing several young people, the crash sent a woman to a hospital ...
A 1-year-old infant was among those found dead at the scene in middle Tennessee, authorities said. Two adults were injured, one of them critically. Freeway crash kills 6 girls thrown from car in ...
Ultimately resulting in 14 deaths, the collision is the deadliest and one of the worst in the history of Tennessee. [4] [5] The collision led to outcry from politicians and citizens calling for traffic safety and infrastructure improvements, such as highway widenings, and the completion of Interstate 81 in Tennessee. [6]
Fourteen people were killed in a head-on collision between a double-decker Greyhound bus and a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 11W near Bean Station, Tennessee. One of the deadliest crashes in Tennessee history, it led to the completion of Interstate 81 and the widening of many highways in the state from two lanes to four. [47]
A truck carrying 80 people collided with a bus on National Highway 1 before catching fire, killing 66. [65] December 14 – Egypt – A bus plunged into an irrigation ditch while traveling from Cairo to Minya in Dahrut, killing at least 55 and injuring 10. [66] The road was narrow and dangerous; plans to widen the road had stalled by 2013. [67]
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Traffic deaths continue to be one of the highest causes of death for many age groups. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, nearly 40,000 people are killed annually in traffic ...