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Retro Hughes Road Temporarily Closed Due To Tractor Trailer Accident

  • Thursday, April 28, 2016
photo by HCSO PIO Matt Lea
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily closed the area near the 100 block of Retro Hughes Road due to an overturned tractor trailer hauling 38,000 pounds of steel and other materials.
 
No injuries have been reported and the TN Highway Patrol is actively working the incident.
 
This portion of Retro Hughes Road in Bakewell will be closed indefinitely until this accident can be cleared.
photo by HCSO PIO Matt Lea
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