In Murfreesboro, a dump truck and a car collided on the eastbound side of Mercury Boulevard. Murfreesboro Police tell WGNS that the dump truck overturned and spilled a large load of rocks around 9:30 Wednesday morning (9/4/19).
The driver of the dump truck only had minor injuries while the driver of the car suffered from serious injuries that required the patient to be flown by LifeFlight Helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
Preliminary information shows that the driver of the car attempted to cross over Mercury Boulevard when it collided with the loaded dump truck.
Authorities had to close down a section of Mercury Blvd. from S. Rutherford Blvd to Dill Lane after the accident occurred.