KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two young men working on cable barrier along Interstate 75 north of Knoxville have been killed in a crash.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported a commercial truck, pulling a 20-foot flatbed trailer, veered off the highway in Anderson County on Monday morning, striking two workers for Lu Inc., based in Kingston Springs west of Nashville.
Officials identified the victims as 18-year-old Cheyenne Dakota Burke of Bulls Gap and 19-year-old Jeffery Brian Thompson II of Rogersville, who were tightening cable on a traffic barrier.
The truck driver was identified as James R. Hatfield of Huntsville, who was treated for minor injuries.
Both southbound lanes of I-75 and one northbound lane were closed while state troopers investigated the crash.
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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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