Two wrecks, multiple injuries all within minutes of each other

A third wreck, non-injury, occurred in front of Food City on the four lane at 4:05pm

TOP PHOTO: Four vehicles wrecked on West Central Avenue at 9th Street on Thursday afternoon.

Four vehicles made contact Thursday afternoon during rush hour in La Follette.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – “Let me know when you have an ambulance freed up. We have a driver who is suffering chest pains from an air bag deployment,” said La Follette Fire Chief Jimmy Pack to the City’s Central Dispatch. It’s been a challenging afternoon for city and county first responders.

Counting the wreck near Food City at Woodson’s Mall, there were three wrecks on the four lane in less than an hour.

Drivers and passengers were shaken up in this four car wreck.

At 3:10pm Thursday is when the first of two wrecks with injuries calls came in to La Follette’s Central Dispatch. This first one was a couple of vehicles wrecking injuring three people in front of Smith Metals on the four lane. Jacksboro bound traffic was snarled for the better part of an hour. Patients were transported to the La Follette Medical Center, and the four lane in front of Smith Metals, across from the high school, was fully reopened.

La Follette Police and Fire Departments dealt with three wrecks in less than an hour on the four lane.

About 3:20pm is when the other Thursday collision occurred. A four car wreck happened in the left lane and turn lane in front of Domino’s at the West Central Avenue and 9th Street intersection. Traffic was funneled down to one lane in each direction, and patients were transported to the La Follette Medical Center. By 4:05pm, the wreck was cleared and all lanes were back open.

The four car wreck happened in front of Domino’s.

La Follette Fire and Police along with the Campbell County EMS and Sheriff’s Office responded.

There was another wreck on the four lane Thursday. This one happened just after 8:30pm when two vehicles collided at the West Central Avenue-West Beech Street V at JR’s Tires. The above photo is courtesy of WLAF Road Warrior Michelle Lynch. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 05/16/2024-4PM)