Serious crash closes road in Murfreesboro
MPD officers diverted traffic around the area for several hours on Tuesday morning.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - A single-vehicle crash forced Murfreesboro Police to close a portion of Church Street early Tuesday morning.
According to MPD, a man was driving his vehicle north when he lost control and veered into southbound lanes. He hit a pole just after 3 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Church Street and officers quickly diverted traffic around the area.
The man was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center in critical condition and the crash remains under investigation.
MPD officers closed the southbound side of South Church Street and one northbound lane for the investigation and for crews to clean up the wreckage.
One southbound lane opened to traffic around 5:30 a.m., and every lane was re-opened by 9:30 a.m.
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