Tractor Trailer Overturns on Viaduct in Tullahoma

A tractor trailer truck trying to make the turn at the viaduct off of Jackson Street in Tullahoma overturned Tuesday afternoon around 12:30 p.m. According to the Tullahoma Police Department, the truck which was hauling 40,000 lbs. of wood appeared to have had a “blow out” in a left rear tire causing the truck to overturn. Because of the wood, oil leak and diesel leak, the east bound lane of East Carroll over the viaduct was closed off for several hours while emergency personnel worked to upright the truck and clean up the spill. Tullahoma Fire and Police Departments, Coffee County Emergency Management Agency and Tennessee Department of Transportation worked with a wrecker crew to upright the truck and clean up the debris. There were no injuries but as a precautionary measure the driver of the truck was transported to Tennova—Harton Hospital to be “checked out.”