(SMYRNA, TN) There was a serious Friday afternoon (11/4/2022) crash on the New Nashville Highway (TN Hyw. 41/70) near Colonial Circle in Smyrna. A large dump truck rear-ended an 18-wheeler big rig that was stopped.

The driver of the dump truck was flown by LifeFlight to the Vanderbilt Trauma Center.

One of the first on-the-scene said there were many phone calls asking if the driver was deceased, because sheets were held-up as paramedics took her to the helicopter that landed on the roadway? It was explained that many of the woman’s clothes had to be cut off in order to properly assess her injuries.

The injured driver’s mother reports that her daughter is expected to make a full recovery.

WGNS gives a special thanks to the emergency responders who did a tremendous job: Smyrna Fire Department, Smyrna Police Department, Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.