TDOT driver OK after I-640 crash

8:35 PM, Jun 14, 2012   |    comments
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TDOT says one of its help truck drivers appears to be doing alright after the truck was hit by another vehicle Thursday afternoon.

The crash happened on I-640 near Western Avenue.

Knoxville police say the help truck driver had stopped to assist firefighters who were called to a car fire.

The driver had only been on the scene for a few seconds when a red pickup hit the truck, injuring the drivers of both vehicles. Both went to the hospital.

The TDOT driver's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A small dog in the pickup at the time of the crash was not hurt.

No word on charges against the pickup driver.