Driver flown to hospital after tanker carrying thousands of gallons of liquid chocolate overturns on East TN highway
The crash happened on Highway 340 at the Greene County/Cocke County line.
GREENE CO., Tenn. (WSMV) - A tanker carrying chocolate overturned in East Tennessee on Saturday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
THP said troopers and Greene County first responders are on scene after tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of liquid chocolate overturned on Highway 340 at the Greene/Cocke County line.
The crash happened just after 2 p.m. (ET)
State Troopers and Greene County First Responders are working an overturned tanker loaded with thousands of gallons of liquid chocolate on Hwy 340 at the Greene/Cocke Co Line. The driver was airlifted to @utmedicalcenter by Lifestar @myTDOT is rerouting traffic. pic.twitter.com/QTwgklZWfB
— TN Highway Patrol (@TNHighwayPatrol) January 4, 2025
The driver of the tanker had to be airlifted to University of Tennessee Medical Center for their injuries.
The road remains closed at this time, so the Tennessee Department of Transportation is helping reroute traffic.
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