1 dead, 3 injured after tractor

Mar 19, 2024

by: Faith Little, Emily Hibbitts

Posted: Jul 3, 2023 / 05:33 AM EDT

Updated: Jul 3, 2023 / 08:47 PM EDT

UPDATED STORY:

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two people died following a tractor-trailer crashing into a home in Erwin Sunday morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The driver has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.

The victims were identified as Kirandeep Kaur, 31 and Jaswinder Kaur, 54.

A THP report states that a tractor-trailer, driven by Robenson Vertus, 41, of Connecticut, was traveling west on Interstate 26 when it left the roadway, traveled through an interstate boundary fence, went across Rex Lewis Road and crashed into a two-story house.

THP reported Sunday, one of the three people inside the house died and two people were critically injured. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, THP confirmed another person died due to their injuries.

Vertus was taken to the Unicoi County Jail after he received treatment for minor injuries, THP stated.

ORIGINAL STORY:

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — One person is dead and three are injured after a tractor-trailer reportedly left Interstate 26 and crashed into a home in Erwin on Sunday morning.

Unicoi County Emergency Management Director Jimmy Erwin confirmed that one person has died and two others were injured at the residence during the crash. Erwin said the driver of the tractor-trailer was also injured.

Erwin said the truck was traveling westbound on I-26 near mile marker 36 when it veered off of the road and struck the home near Rex Lewis Lane.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) said charges are pending against the semi-truck driver.

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