Firefighters Free a Trapped Driver in Roane County

Firefighters said the driver of bucket truck was flown to the hospital after a rollover crash Tuesday in Roane County. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. on Interstate 79 North in Wallback at the 35-mile marker, according to information posted on the Newton Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page. The commercial truck rolled several times before coming to rest on its side on the shoulder. Firefighters said the driver was trapped in the truck but was freed and was flown from the scene to the hospital.