What This Story Is About
- The Metro Nashville Police Department said a distracted driver rear-ended the Pedal Tavern in downtown Nashville, injuring multiple people.
Why It Matters
- Nine of the 12 passengers on the Pedal Tavern were injured, and six were transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
What Happens Next
- MNPD shut down the crash scene on the Demonbreun Street overpass for several hours as it investigated the incident.
For Context
- MNPD reported that a westbound Toyota RAV4 rear-ended a Pedal Tavern near 1033 Demonbreun Street around 8:30 p.m.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Update: Six patients were transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and all are considered stable, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
One patient was considered to be in critical condition overnight, but the person’s condition improved in the morning.
Update: The Metro Nashville Police Department said a distracted driver rear-ended a pedal tavern in downtown Nashville.
MNPD said a westbound Toyota RAV4 rear-ended a pedal tavern near 1033 Demonbreun Street around 8:30 p.m.
Nine of the 12 passengers on the pedal tavern were injured, with at least two seriously injured, MNPD said. The victims were an “older crowd,” MNPD spokesperson Kris Mumford said.
Mumford said she is unsure where the victims are from at this time.
The driver of the RAV4 and the pedal tavern were not injured.
Mumford said the RAV4 driver reported that he was distracted when the crash happened. Police are not sure what exactly the driver was distracted with at the time of the crash.
Mumford told WSMV4 that crashes involving pedal taverns are not common, adding that this is the first one she knew of.
“Of course it’s something you do worry about, but we’ll be investigating it, talking to the driver, and all of the patients have been transported to area hospitals. We hope they all recover well,” Mumford said.
The crash scene will likely be closed for several hours as police continue investigating.
Earlier: Multiple people are injured after a pedal tavern was struck by a vehicle in downtown Nashville, according to James Matthews, public information officer for the Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications.
Matthews said a pedal tavern was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday at 11th Avenue and Demonbreun Street.
Multiple people have been taken to hospitals, Matthews said.
Several Metro Nashville Police units and Nashville Fire crews are at the scene.
WSMV has crews at the scene working to learn more details.
This is a developing story.
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