A mail carrier vehicle was "ripped open" after a sideswipe collision with a commercial truck yesterday in Robertson County, reported WSMV. The incident took place around noon on the 4100 block of Mount Zion Road, near Highway 49, where the mail carrier vehicle was severely damaged. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been declared.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is actively investigating the crash, and the Coopertown Police Department, the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department, and Robertson County EMS are responding at the scene. While investigating the accident, a motorcyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries in a separate incident on Mt. Zion Road in Miami Township early yesterday morning. According to WCPO, the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve, which resulted in him striking a utility pole after being thrown from his 2007 Harley Davidson. The driver, not wearing a helmet then, was the sole participant in the accident.
Another report by Smokey Barn News indicated that the collision between the mail carrier and the commercial vehicle on Mount Zion Road opened the mail carrier's vehicle like "a tin can." Though both vehicles suffered considerable damage, Robertson County EMS did not report any serious injuries. The scene was attended by several response teams, including the Coopertown Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, which is heading the investigation.
Amidst these incidents, traffic advisement and an alert for the road sections involved might be impacted as clean-up and investigative operations persist. The THP has not yet released further details on the causes of either accident.
