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Multi-Car Collision on Gatlinburg’s Parkway Hospitalizes Six, Disrupts Traffic

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and Gatlinburg Police Department have opened an inquiry with victims’ medical statuses not yet released.

Overview

  • The crash occurred at about 4:14 p.m. Sunday on the 700 block of Parkway, Gatlinburg’s main tourist corridor.
  • Five vehicles collided, causing six injuries.
  • Three injured victims were airlifted by a Lifestar helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and three others were transported by ambulance.
  • City officials say no deaths have been confirmed from the collision.
  • Parkway remained closed for hours, worsening congestion in a town that draws over 12 million annual visitors.