KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A woman is dead after Knoxville police responded to a crash involving a car that ran off the road and struck a bridge support Saturday morning.
Knoxville Police said that it is investigating the fatal crash that happened around 8:35 a.m.
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According to police, officers responded to the ramp onto Hall of Fame Drive from Broadway and found that a car had run off the road to the right, collided with the bridge support and flipped onto its top.
One woman, the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, was taken to UT Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She was later pronounced dead.
Around 9 a.m., the police department issued a traffic alert, asking drivers to avoid the area after a single-vehicle crash on the ramp to Hall of Fame Drive from Broadway. Just after 10 a.m., KPD said the ramp was back open.
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Knoxville Police said crash reconstruction personnel are still investigating the factors that contributed to the crash…