A mother and 12-year-old daughter were killed in a head-on crash between a concrete truck and an SUV in Wilson County on Wednesday morning near Lebanon and Mt. Juliet, according to officials.
The victims have not yet been identified.
The crash closed a portion of East Division Street in Wilson County for hours as emergency crews worked to clear the scene.
The wreck occurred at 8:45 a.m. near the 4200 block of East Division Street, west of State Route 109, between Posey Hill and Beckwith roads, according to Wilson County Emergency Management Agency Director Joey Cooper.
Both vehicles went off the road on the north side of East Division Street. The concrete truck, which was headed east, landed on top of the SUV traveling westbound, Cooper said.
The mother, age 39, and her daughter of Lebanon died at the scene of the crash, Cooper said. They were the only occupants of the SUV, Cooper said.
The driver of the concrete truck was transported to a medical facility in Nashville. The extent of the concrete truck driver’s injuries were unknown.
The “tumbler” fell off the concrete truck and rolled about 50 yards east spilling moist gravel on East Division, Cooper said. Wires were also downed in the incident.
Nashville Ready Mix was cleaning up the spill as emergency crews expected the area of East Division to be shut down for an extended period of time, according to the Cooper.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route as first responders work the scene.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, Cooper said. The Tennessean will provide more information as details are provided.
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