Nashville, TN - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

Nashville, Tennessee - Known as Music City, Nashville’s connection to music is unequaled, and is the common thread connecting the life and soul of the city and its people

Nashville has also long been known as the “Songwriting Capital of the World.” Songwriters from all over the world come to Music City to learn the art and share their passion of songwriting. 

Nashville is the capital of the Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Nashville is the second largest city in Tennessee, after Memphis, and is the fourth largest city in the Southeastern United States. It is located on the Cumberland River in the north-central part of the state. The city is a also center for the healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities.

Travel options in Nashville include:

The Nashville International Airport  is a public and military use airport in the southeastern section of Nashville.

Use the Nashville MTA to get around town by bus:

Go to 511 Traffic and Travel Information to view traffic conditions by region. And to find out current weather conditions in Memphis, go to Accuweather.com.

Links to recent accidents in the Nashville area:

Nashville car accidents

Nashville truck accidents;

Nashville bus accidents

Nashville boating accidents;

Nashville pedestrian accidents;

Nashville aircraft accidents;

Nashville motorcycle accidents;

Nashville train accidents.

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Nashville, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking.

If you know someone who has been injured in a Nashville accident, the major regional hospitals are:

St. Thomas Midtown Hospital;

TriStar Centennial Medical Center;

Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Nashville grief support information for accident victims

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Nashville grief support therapists and organizations.

Nashville legal information for accident victims

After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in Nashville, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Where to find legal assistance after a Nashville injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Nashville injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision caused by negligence, a Nashville injury lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind.

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Most recent accident reports

Carol Boo was killed when 18-wheeler hauling 40,000 pounds of pumpkins veered across the two-lane roadway near the intersection of McGavock Pike and Kimberly Drive in Donelson, crashing through the wall of her home and into the bedroom she was sleepi
Family killed in car accident about 30 minutes east of Nashville on I-40 in Wilson County. Michael and Monica Cruce and their two teenage boys, Joshua and Caleb, died in the accident.
Date: 
Friday, October 3, 2014
Roadway: 
I-40
McLemore was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where police say he died. 
Date: 
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Former Titans kicker Rob Bironas was killed in an overnight car crash in Nashville. Bironas was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the 800 block of Battery Lane around 11 p.m. Saturday.
Date: 
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Battery Lane
The teen driver was injured after crashing his car into Leoma Elementary School in Lawrence County on Friday morning.  Cafeteria workers were inside the building at the time of the crash but luckily none of them were injured. 
Date: 
Friday, September 12, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 43
Jobe was found dead at the scene, and police do not believe drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident.
Date: 
Monday, September 1, 2014
Roadway: 
I-24 Westbound

A man is dead after a late-night motorcycle crash in Murfreesboro.

Date: 
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Roadway: 
Halls Hill Pike

A retired officer in the Tennessee National Guard was killed in an off-road vehicle wreck.

Retired Major Lee Sharber died when he lost control of his off-road vehicle around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. He was 44.

Date: 
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Roadway: 
Motlow Road
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the two victims in a deadly wrong-way crash along I-24 eastbound in Coffee County on Saturday evening.
Date: 
Friday, July 11, 2014
Roadway: 
I-24

Metro police have identified the victims involved in a deadly crash along I-65 northbound in Madison Saturday evening.

The crash was reported around 6 p.m. near mile marker 94.

Date: 
Friday, July 4, 2014
Roadway: 
I-65

A 51-year-old man was killed in a crash Sunday on Old Lebanon Road.

Date: 
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A man was killed in a crash near the intersection of Hunters Point Pike and North Hartman Drive on Monday night.

Date: 
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A Linden man has died after a single-vehicle rollover crash Monday morning on Interstate 65 in Maury County.

Damon Douglas Brashier, 47, was pronounced dead at the scene by Maury Regional EMS near mile marker 45.

Date: 
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 65
Type: Car Accident

A teenager was killed in a three-car crash on Interstate 65 South between Portland and White House in Robertson County on Thursday afternoon.

Date: 
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Type: Car Accident

A community is mourning the loss of a local baseball player and popular student.

Andrew Morton, 16, of Dickson, died in a crash Thursday off Highway 46.

Date: 
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 46
Type: Car Accident