Motorist airlifted after rear-ending and pinned beneath flatbed semi-trailer in Clarksville

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A driver was airlifted to a Nashville hospital early Tuesday after their vehicle rear-ended a flatbed semi-tractor trailer at a Clarksville intersection, becoming pinned beneath the truck.

The crash happened around 6:05 a.m. at Ft. Campbell Boulevard and Millswood Drive, where Clarksville Fire & Rescue units responded to reports of a vehicle trapped under the rear section of a flatbed trailer, according to Clarksville Fire & Rescue.

Photo credit: Clarksville FR

Crews arrived to find the vehicle lodged beneath the trailer near its rear tires with the driver still inside. Firefighters began extrication at 6:15 a.m. and freed the motorist by 6:28 a.m., turning the patient over to EMS for treatment. The driver was then flown by Air Evac to Nashville for further medical care.

Photo credit: Clarksville FR

No additional injuries were reported, and officials have not released the condition of the driver. The incident remains under investigation.

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