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KCSO: Siblings killed after truck went off embankment into creek in Knox County

According to KCSO, deputies arrived to find a pickup truck overturned down an embankment in the creek.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Two people are dead after a truck went off the road and into a creek overnight near Solway.

According to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a crash off Solway Road at Greystone Summit Boulevard around 10 a.m. Wednesday.

According to KCSO, deputies arrived to find a pickup truck overturned down an embankment in the creek. Siblings Kyle Nelson and Tiffany Fletcher were found deceased when deputies responded, KCSO said.

Credit: WBIR

Deputies said they believe the crash happened sometime after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. A passerby noticed the vehicle and called 911.

Deputies said the Nelson lost control of the vehicle in heavy rain and left the roadway. The vehicle continued off the roadway until it struck a culvert and overturned below Greystone Summit Boulevard.  

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