Authorities identified 31-year-old Jessiah Plemons, 25-year-old Lillian Rose and 23-year-old Madison Davis as the victims who lost their lives following a single-vehicle accident on Sunday morning.
As per the initial information, the fatal incident took place near the I-40 ramp to Weisgarber Road at about 3 a.m. The crash took the lives of Jessiah Plemons, of Lenoir City, Lillian Rose, of Maryville, and Madison Davis of Knoxville. The early reports showed that the truck was going on the exit ramp when it swerved off the roadway and hit a guardrail.
The three occupants came out of the vehicle. As they were standing next to it, another truck crashed into their truck and hit the three people standing beside. All three victims were declared dead at the scene by the officials. The driver of the other truck was rescued and transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.
An investigation is ongoing.
October 19, 2021
Source: wate.com
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