Fatal crash in Henderson draws response from several agencies
UPDATE (06-05-2025 — 4:15 pm): Henderson Police Chief Gary Davidson released this statement in relation to the fatal wreck that occurred earlier Thursday.
This morning at 8:38 am Officers responded to a vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer truck and a passenger car. The truck did catch fire and the accident turned out to be a fatality. We have asked the Tennessee Highway Patrol and their CERT team to reconstruct and work the crash. North and south bound lanes are open for travel, although north and south 45 are currently restricted to one lane each direction. All lanes should be open very soon, as we are wrapping up the investigation. An inspection was done to the bridge by TDOT and has been cleared for safe travel. All request for information, including names of the involved, will not be released by our agency and are being referred to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. We are sadden for this loss of life and ask you remember these families involved as well as our first responders.
HENDERSON, Tenn. — A bad wreck in Henderson Thursday morning resulted in road closures and a large fire.
Early Thursday morning, our WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News team was alerted to a vehicle crash that occurred at Highway 45 and Highway 100 in Henderson.
Videos and pictures started circulating on social media showing a blaze at the bridge of the intersection.
We were able to speak with Sergeant Charles Childers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol to learn more about what happened.
“The Tennessee Highway Patrol is currently on the scene of a fatality vehicle car crash at the intersection of US 45 and State Route 100 here in Chester County. We do expect for the lanes to be closed while emergency services recover vehicles,” Childers stated.
There were many different agencies and emergency personnel on the scene to assist with the situation.
“The Highway Patrol, along with the City of Henderson and Chester County Sheriff’s Office continue to conduct an investigation,” Childers added. “We’re also with our community partners, the Henderson Fire Department, we have TDOT here, and other people from Chester County and the City of Henderson.”
There were two vehicles involved in this crash — one 18-wheel truck and a small four-door car.
There’s still some information and details that are unknown at this time regarding this matter. However, we will share those with you as soon as we get that information confirmed.
