A child was injured in a Brentwood traffic crash on Monday afternoon involving a car and a bicycle.
According to the Brentwood Police Department, the crash occurred sometime between 3 and 3:30 p.m. and resulted in an unidentified female child being transported by ambulance to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
Few details about the incident have been released, but the City of Brentwood sent out a traffic alert to residents at 4 p.m. announcing the closure of Granny White Pike near Belle Rive Drive, which remained closed until just before 6 p.m.
The name, age and condition of the girl have not been released, but BPD confirmed that she was conscious when emergency crews arrived.
BPD is continuing to investigate the crash, so no information on the cause of the crash or if charges will be filed against the unidentified driver were immediately available.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
According to Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Long, a plane crash was reported near Leiper’s Fork at Casparis Road Thursday afternoon.
A small, “personally constructed,” single-engine aircraft went down in the driveway of a residence, Long said. The crash resulted in a single fatality, he reported during a media conference near the scene.
A bystander “tried to render first aid on the scene,” according to Long, but was unsuccessful.
“The individual saw the plane coming down,” Long said.
Emergency first-responders from Williamson County responded to the crash, but were also unable to revive the person operating the aircraft.
Long confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration is involved in the investigation and was on the way to the scene after 1 p.m.
He also explained that the small aircraft was constructed “from a kit” that one puts together, and also verified the plane was registered and had a tracking number, though was unsure at the time whether the aircraft sent out a distress signal.
“There was indication he did have contact with trees,” Long said.
William Gray, a Franklin resident who was present during the accident, told his eyewitness account of the crash.
“I was out back working on farm equipment, and all at once, I heard something and looked up, and the plane was going at about a 45-degree angle, real low, and all at once, it hit the trees. And bang, hit the ground,” Gray said during a media conference.
Gray explained that he quickly told his wife, who was inside the residence onsite, to call 911.
“I got on my four wheeler and ran up the road and saw the plane across the woods,” he said.
Gray then explained the man in the plane was strapped in by a seatbelt. He also relayed that a nurse who lives nearby tried to administer life-saving techniques, but ultimately, the injuries were fatal.
“It’s a tragedy this time of year,” Long said. “Someone has lost their loved one, and that hits all of us.”
Williamson County deputies are “securing and protecting” the scene to prepare for the FAA to conduct an investigation.
Long said he has not responded to a plane crash in Williamson County during the past nine years.
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