COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. – On Saturday, a motorbike accident in the Del Rio district of Cocke County killed two individuals and hospitalised two more.
According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report, Hubert Roberts, 75, drove a 2024 Harley Davidson Trike across the centre line on Highway 25/70 and collided with a second motorcycle head-on.
THP reported that all riders were ejected off both motorcycles, with Hubert being confirmed deceased at the site.
Norma Roberts, 73, was the passenger on Hubert’s motorbike and was pronounced dead at Newport Medical Centre.
Both riders on the second motorbike, a 65-year-old and a 47-year-old, were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Centre with significant injuries.
Reference: THP: 2 dead, 2 hospitalized after motorcycles collide in Cocke County
