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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Officials in Christian County, KY, are investigating a fatal collision between a car and a train Friday afternoon.

Hopkinsville police say a 24-year-old Hopkinsville man died in the collision, which was reported about 1:30 p.m. near Old Concord Lane.

Investigators say the train was moving through the railroad crossing when the driver of an SUV didn't stop and struck the moving train.

Further information has not been released, including the driver's identity. He was the only person in the vehicle, police said.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
A man was killed in a fiery crash Thursday morning in Thompson's Station. The wreck happened near the intersection of Harpeth-Peytonsville Road and Herbert Smithson Road just after 5:30 a.m. Officials say the driver, 35-year-old Brian Johnson of Franklin, was driving a 1993 Honda Accord east on Harpeth-Peytonsville Road when he ran off the right side of the roadway and hit a culvert, sending the vehicle airborne. The vehicle then struck a utility pole, rolled over on the driver's side and caught fire.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

A man was killed in a fiery crash Thursday morning in Thompson's Station.

The wreck happened near the intersection of Harpeth-Peytonsville Road and Herbert Smithson Road just after 5:30 a.m.

Officials say the driver, 35-year-old Brian Johnson of Franklin, was driving a 1993 Honda Accord east on Harpeth-Peytonsville Road when he ran off the right side of the roadway and hit a culvert, sending the vehicle airborne.

The vehicle then struck a utility pole, rolled over on the driver's side and caught fire.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Metro police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian Wednesday evening in Nashville.

The incident was reported about 6 p.m. near the intersection of Hamilton Church Road and Murfreesboro Pike.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Kentucky police are investigating a deadly crash involving an armored truck Wednesday on Interstate 24 near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

The crash was reported about 3 p.m. in the median at mile marker 92 outside Oak Grove, KY.

Officials said an armored car transporting bank documents overturned, blocking a lane in each direction.

Both westbound lanes have since reopened, and one eastbound lane remains closed.

UPDATE: The deceased driver of the truck has been identified as Andrew Arnold .

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

A man is fighting for his life after a crash late Sunday afternoon near Cane Ridge High School.

According to police, the driver lost control of his Honda and began to slide sideways in the 12800 block of Old Hickory Boulevard just before 5 p.m.

His car was then hit by a Dodge coming from the other direction.

Both drivers were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where the driver of the Honda, who has not been identified, is said to have life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Dodge has minor injuries, police said.

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Friday, January 3, 2014

Interstate 24 on Saturday night became a chicken roast.

A truck carrying 48,000 lbs of chicken tenders crashed and caught on fire, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation spokeswoman.

The crash, which occurred about 8:30 p.m. Saturday near mile marker 76 in Rutherford County, blocked the westbound lanes. By 1:30 p.m. today, the lanes were clear, Lambert reported.

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department responded Saturday night to find the trailer fully engulfed in flames.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
One person was killed and three others were injured in a one-car crash on Rutherford Boulevard early Wednesday morning. Police say Robert S. Cook, from Burns, TN, lost his life as a passenger in the car that crashed about 3:30 a.m. on Rutherford Boulevard near Prestwick Drive. According to authorities, the driver, Sheila Holmes, lost control of the car on a curve, hit the center median, then hit a utility pole on the other side of the road. Two other passengers in the car were hurt, and police say another passenger, Nicholas Parker, left the scene and hasn't been found.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Emergency workers in Robertson County can't believe a man walked away from a terrible accident without being seriously hurt. Police say Christopher Burnette's vehicle hit a guardrail on Tom Austin Highway in Springfield and then rolled multiple times, all the way down to the bottom of a 50-foot ravine just after midnight Wednesday. Burnette, who had a broken arm but no serious injuries, was able to walk back up to the highway and wait for help. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
One person has died after a crash on Tuesday evening in Wilson County. The crash was reported just after 8 p.m. near the intersection of Franklin Road and Central Pike.