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Salt truck overturns in South Knox County

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said the salt truck crew was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rural Metro Fire Department and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said a Knox County Public Works salt truck overturned Tuesday morning. 

The truck overturned on Berry Road. The driver was able to get out of the truck and the passenger was helped out by fire crews, according to Rural Metro. 

This morning at approximately 845am, Rural Metro Fire responded to a reported overturned dump truck on Berry Rd in South...

Posted by Rural Metro Fire - Knox County on Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Jacobs said the crew was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

This is the second county-owned salt truck to overturn since a winter storm hit East Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 15, according to Knox County Senior Director of Engineering and Public Works Jim Snowden. 

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