Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday morning in the 7200 block of Asheville Highway.
It happened just before 9:00 a.m. and involved a Jeep SUV and a tractor trailer. The Jeep driver, an adult man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Based on the preliminary investigation, it is believed that the tractor trailer was stopped and attempting to turn left across Asheville Highway.
According to the KPD, the trailer was still partially in a lane of travel while it was waiting to cross Asheville Highway while the Jeep was traveling west on Asheville Highway when it collided with the rear of the trailer.
The investigation is on-going.
