During the early morning hours of Sunday, October 13, 2024 around midnight 30 units from the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a one vehicle accident on Highway 33 between the Sharps Chapel Road entrance and Highway 33 bridge.
SCVFD Engine 54 and Engine 51 responded to the scene to find a older model SUV that had lost control ran off the roadway and flipped over back into the road. The driver of the vehicle had crawled out of the wreckage and was evaluated at the scene by Union County EMS for minor injuries.
SCVFD units stood by on scene and cleared up fuel and oil leaks from the vehicle and assisted with traffic control with the Union County Sheriff’s Department.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol Investigated the accident. After the accident was cleared and the road reopened all SCVFD units returned back in service.