Two afternoon wrecks injure a couple of people, one airlifted

One mishap was in La Follette soon followed by another incident at Caryville

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Around 4:30pm Monday is when two cars collided in the heart of La Follette while at Caryville a motorcycle and a vehicle wrecked at 5:15pm. One person was injured in each accident.

On Elkins Road, between the four lane and the Gold Creek Foods entrance is where a vehicle and a motorcycle crashed into each other. The operator of motorcycle was injured and soon airlifted from the Caryville ball field enroute to a Knoxville hospital by way of a medical helicopter.

A two-year old child sustained injuries when two cars collided in the heart of Downtown La Follette. After the two cars, a Honda and a KIA, collided, the Honda struck the light pole where Central and Tennessee Avenues meet on the Peoples Bank of the South corner. The KIA ended up in the bank’s parking lot.

La Follette Police Officer Adam Southern works on the accident report while a paramedic tends to the two men in the KIA.

A child in this car was injured.

At La Follette, La Follette Fire and Police, Campbell County EMS, along with the Campbell Sheriff’s Office, cleared the scene a tad after 5pm. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/22/2024-6AM)