Complete Asheville, NC accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Asheville result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After an Asheville crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When an Asheville accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after an Asheville wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Asheville Police Department;

Asheville Fire & Rescue Department;

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office;

North Carolina Highway Patrol;

Asheville major medical facilities include Mission Health;;

Buncombe County Superior Court;

North Carolina State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after an Asheville accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, an Asheville personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an Asheville accident lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Sun, 01/21/2024 Car Accident Andrew Benjamin Freeman, 32, died following a head-on collision with an SUV near Sweeten Creek Road and Caribou Road​ in Asheville, North Carolina
Sat, 01/13/2024 Car Accident Andres Villeda-Arroyo, 30, died, David Bernal, 16, charged following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 240 in Asheville, North Carolina
Wed, 01/10/2024 Car Accident Matthew Metcalf, 75, and Charlotte Metcalf, 72​, died in a two-vehicle collision on Tunnel Road in Asheville, North Carolina
Sun, 12/24/2023 Other Type of Accident Randall Wayne Robinson, 56, died, Latoya Antonette Bailey, 49, charged following moped-vs.-car collision on Tunnel Road in Asheville, North Carolina
Thu, 12/14/2023 Aircraft Accident Two injured in a fiery small plane crash on Interstate 26 in Asheville, North Carolina
Tue, 11/28/2023 Bicycle Accident Kenneth Dewayne Sherlin, 40, died after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle on Brevard Road in Asheville, North Carolina
Tue, 11/21/2023 Car Accident Ronald William Jenkins, 50, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on Interstate 240 in Asheville, North Carolina
Sat, 09/23/2023 Car Accident Darriann Chantel Waters, 32, and Maurice Dijon Jones, 30, died in a crash following a police chase at Hillard Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina
Mon, 09/04/2023 Car Accident Brian Montrael Pickens, 38, struck and killed while walking in the travel lane of Interstate 40 in Asheville, North Carolina
Sun, 09/03/2023 Car Accident Patrick Jeffery Leroy, 34, killed in a head-on collision with a vehicle while riding a bicycle on Hendersonville Road in Asheville, North Carolina
Mon, 07/10/2023 Car Accident Bicyclist seriously injured, Joshua Charles Andrews, 34, charged after a bicycle vs. vehicle collision on Merrimon Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina
Sat, 04/08/2023 Car Accident Vehicle wreck with fuel spill temporarily closed Smokey Park Highway in Ashville, North Carolina
Fri, 03/31/2023 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run collision on Patton Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina
Thu, 03/02/2023 Car Accident Sheila Mills Hazel, 59, dies in crash involving five vehicles, allegedly cause by driver having medical episode on Hendersonville Road in Asheville, North Carolina
Wed, 03/01/2023 Car Accident Brittany Nichole Lindsey, 32, killed after her car collides with utility pole off of Hendersonville Road in Asheville, North Carolina