A man from Maryville has died after a three-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Alcoa Highway near the Alcoa Pedestrian Bridge, according to city officials. Emergency crews responded to the scene just after 3 p.m. Thursday, and the man was rushed to a hospital, where he later died.
What Happened Near the Pedestrian Bridge
According to wvlt.tv, the Alcoa Police Department, Alcoa Fire Department and American Medical Response were called to the crash around 3:07 p.m. Three cars were involved, the outlet reported, and the driver of the second vehicle, the man from Maryville, was rear-ended. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries. As reported by WATE 6 On Your Side, that driver was pronounced dead at University of Tennessee Medical Center, and authorities have not released his identity.
The conditions of the other people involved in the crash were not released, WVLT reported. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details about how the collision unfolded have been made public.
A Second Crash Snarled Traffic Further South
As the first scene was being cleared, another crash occurred on Alcoa Highway at Airway Drive around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, per the same account, adding further delays to southbound traffic. All lanes at both crash sites reopened just before 7 p.m. Thursday evening.
Alcoa Highway's History of Deadly Wrecks
Thursday's crash adds to a string of fatal wrecks on and around Alcoa Highway in recent years. In September 2025, a crash involving a Hyundai sedan and a tractor-trailer in the northbound lanes killed 20-year-old Macii Williams, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to wvlt.tv. And at the intersection of East Lincoln Road and Hall Road in Alcoa, a crash around 5:50 a.m. between two vehicles killed 19-year-old Madison Hoese of Maryville, who died after being taken to UT Medical Center, as reported by wjhl.com. In that case, an Alcoa Police Department spokesperson said a truck traveling west on East Lincoln Road ran a red light and struck a car heading south on Hall Road.
The circumstances of Thursday's crash near the pedestrian bridge remain unresolved, and investigators have not said what caused the vehicles to collide. Hoodline will update this story as authorities release more information.
