At approximately 11:30 a.m. today (5/8/21), Rural Metro Fire Engine 230 and Truck 236, along with AMR ambulance, Knox County Rescue, KCSO and THP, responded to a 2-vehicle accident in North Knox County on Maynardville Pike at Texas Valley Road.
Upon arrival, one vehicle was on the roadway with significant front-end damage. The other vehicle, an SUV, left the roadway, rolling over several times down an embankment into a pond.
Quick work by rescue technicians and firefighters freed the driver in just a few minutes. The only persons in each vehicle were the drivers. Thankfully, both were wearing seatbelts and they sustained only minor injuries. THP is investigating the accident.
Wreck scene from a distance
Damage to vehicle
Rescue workers prepare to pull driver from SUV
All's well as driver emergesJeff Bagwell is public information officer for Rural Metro Fire