Edgemoor Road was closed for several hours near the Bull Run Fossil Plant on Wednesday evening as authorities investigated a four-vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist.
CLAXTON—A Powell motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon in a four-vehicle crash on Edgemoor Road in front of the Bull Run Fossil Plant, authorities said.
Kenneth Lubthisophon, 55, was riding east on Edgemoor Road at about 4:41 p.m. Wednesday when he hit the left rear of a car driven by a 54-year-old Knoxville woman who was slowing down for stopped traffic, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.
Lubthisophon’s 1989 Honda G15 was then hit from behind by a pickup truck driven by a 25-year-old Clinton man, and Lubthisophon was thrown from the motorcycle into the westbound traffic lane, where he was hit by a second pickup truck driven by a 70-year-old Clinton man, according to a preliminary THP report.
Lubthisophon was wearing a helmet, the report said.
There were no other injuries. No citations were issued, and no criminal charges were filed, the THP said.
The accident was investigated by THP Trooper Joseph Brown.
Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said the roadway was closed from about 4:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. while THP investigated. Officers diverted traffic through the parking lot at the Bull Run Fossil Plant.
Besides THP and the Sheriff’s Department, the Claxton Fire Department, Anderson County Rescue Squad, and Anderson County EMS also responded. The Tennessee Department of Transportation helped reroute traffic, and the Oak Ridge Police Department helped with traffic control as well.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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