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KPD: Person taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after crash on Merchant Drive

Police said that a motorcycle and an SUV were driving westbound on Merchant Drive when the SUV rear-ended the motorcyclist.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said one person was sent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Merchant Drive Saturday afternoon.

They said that an SUV and a motorcyclist were driving west on Merchant Drive before the SUV rear-ended the motorcycle and hit the motorcyclist near Merchants Center Boulevard. The person was then taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police originally asked drivers to find alternate routes, avoiding the area if possible.

Information about possible charges, or any identifying information, was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.

UPDATE: The preliminary investigation determined that a motorcycle and SUV were traveling westbound on Merchant Drive...

Posted by Knoxville Police Department - TN on Saturday, August 14, 2021

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