2 Critical After 5-Vehicle Crash Snarls I-65 Near Brentwood

BRENTWOOD, TN — Two people remain in critical condition following a massive multivehicle wreck on Interstate 65 near Brentwood Wednesday.

The five-car crash involved 11 people, two of whom were ejected onto the interstate, and tied up traffic for hours during the Wednesday afternoon rush hour. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a minivan started to change lanes on I-65 South near mile marker 65, kicking off a chain reaction. The minivan apparently did not see a Sentra already in the lane. When the minivan came over, the Sentra driver left the road and then overcorrected, veering back into the interstate, crossing two lines of traffic and hitting a Chevrolet Suburban. Then a Mazda 6 hit the Sentra and both of those cars hit the concrete barrier.

The Sentra driver overcorrected, causing the car to veer back onto I-65 across two lanes and strike a Chevy Suburban, which had eight people. After striking the Suburban, the Sentra was hit by a Mazda 6, causing both cars to hit the concrete barrier.

The Suburban, which had eight people inside, hit the barrier and then violently rolled back across all the lanes of traffic before striking a guard rail. None of the backseat passengers in the Suburban were wearing seat belts and two of those were the ones who were ejected from the car and on to the road. Meanwhile, a Mercedes hit the Mazda.

Multiple people were injured and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In addition to the two in critical condition, two others are in stable condition. Three people were treated and released. Others were treated on the scene.

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