Complete Tennessee accident reports and news.
Tennessee - The birthplace of the Blues
Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee's capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of 601,222. Memphis is the state's largest city, with a population of 653,450.
Motor vehicle collisions are a major public safety issue in Tennessee. The Governor's Traffic Safety Office provides an high-quality map with information on the data and statistics related to accidents across the state. The Tennessee Department of Transportation provides the latest updates in traffic safety and road information for the state.
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Where to find support to prevent or cope with accidents in Tennessee
Tennessee Traffic Safety Resource Service provides information related to many aspects of traffic safety: child passenger safety, teen driver education, motorcycle safety, senior driver safety, hispanic outreach, commercial trucking safety, and more.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security offers a Motorcycle Rider and Education Program with two intensive courses to prepare riders for the challenges that the streets offer.
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Most recent accident reports
Nashville, TN
The Murfreesboro Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that happened Friday morning.
The pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive just before 9 a.m.
Memphis, TN
One person is dead after a traffic accident involving a pedestrian at Poplar and Kirby. Police have shut down westbound Poplar Avenue at Kirby Parkway due to the Tuesday morning accident.
This accident was reported around 7:00 a.m. on Poplar Avenue near Kirby Parkway.
Memphis, TN
One person is dead after a traffic accident involving a pedestrian at Poplar and Kirby. Police have shut down westbound Poplar Avenue at Kirby Parkway due to the Tuesday morning accident.
This accident was reported around 7:00 a.m. on Poplar Avenue near Kirby Parkway.
Nashville, TN
Northbound Interstate 65 is shut down north of Bear Creek Pike after a crash.
Officials say a tractor-trailer is spilling diesel onto the interstate at mile marker 46.
Nashville, TN
Clarksville police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash which happened around 12:41 a.m. Sunday morning.
Police say Andrew S. Hafen, 25, was traveling south along Peachers Mill Road when the motorcycle left the road and crashed.
Nashville, TN
Two people were killed, including a 5-year-old girl, in a car crash Saturday afternoon in Giles County.
Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say it happened on Crescent View Drive in Pulaski just before 2 p.m.
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
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.
Nashville, TN
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.
Memphis, TN
An 81-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car in a traffic accident that also slightly injured a police officer late Monday, police said.
Memphis, TN
Grieving family members are upset that the man who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into two trees and a house, killing one of the four passengers, is free on the street.
Nashville, TN
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.
Nashville, TN
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.