Thousands of gallons of liquid chocolate involved tanker truck accident managed by local emergency responders and Greene County first responders. Early today, a tanker overturned creating the hazardous situation and was thus responded to right away.
The driver of the truck has suffered major injuries, is transported to University of Tennessee Medical Center. Operations to clean the huge amount of spilled chocolate have been launched. The stretch of road has been closed until cleanup operations are done for safety purposes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is working to reroute traffic and minimize disruptions for commuters.
State Troopers and Greene County First Responders are working an overturned tanker loaded with thousands of gallons of liquid chocolate on Hwy 340 at the Greene/Cocke Co Line. The driver was airlifted to @utmedicalcenter by Lifestar @myTDOT is rerouting traffic. pic.twitter.com/QTwgklZWfB
— TN Highway Patrol (@TNHighwayPatrol) January 4, 2025
One November, outside of Erwin, a tractor-trailer carrying a milk tanker trailer ran into a concrete barrier on Interstate 26. The accident, which happened in the early morning, flipped the truck over, blocking two lanes of traffic. Fortunately, the driver of the truck escaped without injury, and no other vehicle was involved in the crash, according to the THP.
Truck accidents are a frequent occurrence in Tennessee. In February, a car-tanker collision took the lives of two people. A car turning left from the highway at the end of the afternoon collided with a fuel tanker. The driver of the tanker was too late to stop and hit the front passenger door of the car. The THP’s Critical Incident Response Team usually reconstructs the accident following such fatalities.
These incidents remind everyone of the ongoing challenges of large vehicle accidents on Tennessee’s roadways.
