Motor sent flying into woods, causing fire after crash on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road Sunday

Motor Ripped From Vehicle In Wreck On Ooltewah-Ringgold Road; Woods Catch Fire

Motor sent flying into woods, causing fire after crash on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road Sunday

A single-car crash ripped out the vehicle's motor on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road Sunday, according to the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department.The fire department

Tennessee driver gets into a car crash so violent, it sends his engine into the woods and starts a fire

gorodenkoff via iStock Around 40,000 or more people die in car crashes on American roads every year. It’s a sobering reminder to buckle up, stay alert, and slow down. Sometimes, however, people are seemingly just lucky to be alive, like an exceptionally violent crash in Tennessee that ripped an engine right out of the car. While everyone in the vehicle lived through the ordeal, the jettisoned engine started a fire in some nearby woods.  Firefigh…

Serious crash leaves one injured

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) – A violent single-vehicle crash early this morning on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road caused the engine to rip out of the vehicle and catch fire in the nearby woods. The accident happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. near the Tennessee-Georgia state line. First responders responded to the scene and found a vehicle with severe front-end damage in the roadway. Firefighters assessed the occupants and quickly extinguished the fire caused …

Single-car crash rips motor out, causing fire in nearby woods

Around 5:30am, fire crews arrived at the scene of the accident near the Tennessee/Georgia state line. They reported seeing a car with lots of damage to the front and to the roadway where it rested.