Morgan County DA: Head-On Crash with Nursing Home Van Kills Two

Officials say the crash happened on Knoxville Highway, between Oliver Springs and Coalfield.

Morgan County DA: Head-On Crash with Nursing Home Van Kills Two

Posted on July 2, 2025

Morgan County, TN (WOKI) Two people are dead following a head-on collision between a nursing home van and a car Wednesday morning in Morgan County.

District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the crash happened on Knoxville Highway, between Oliver Springs and Coalfield and that the two people killed included the resident who was being transported.

Two other people in the van were hurt in the crash. Johnson says another car, which police believe had been driving erratically leading up to the crash, hit the van head-on.

The van belonged to Life Care Center of Morgan County. According to the center’s website, the nursing home is located in Wartburg and has been in operation since 1980.

Officials say the crash happened on Knoxville Highway, between Oliver Springs and Coalfield.

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