Single-vehicle wreck sends four to hospital, three by air

Highway 63, The General Carl Stiner Highway, was completely shutdown right before 5pm Sunday

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Late Sunday afternoon, a pick-up truck ran off Middlesboro Road near the corner of Davis Chapel Road striking a tree as it headed down an embankment, according to officials.

VERY TOP PHOTO: Three medical helicopters landed near the scene on Highway 63, The General Carl Stiner Highway.

The four occupants were all injured, two people were said to have been thrown from the bed of the truck, and two others were said to be trapped inside the cab. A Campbell County Sheriff’s Deputy transported a child to the La Follette Medical Center in his cruiser. The three other patients are being flown out.

Traffic was routed off Highway 63, The General Carl Stiner Highway, in each direction.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the accident that was called in to Central Dispatch at 4:52pm.

Multiple agencies responded including La Follette Fire and Police, Campbell County Rural Fire Service, the CCSO and Campbell EMS. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/20/2025-6PM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)