FedEx truck hits three vehicles on Buck Creek

A FedEx delivery truck shows extensive damage after a collision Friday involving three eastbound vehicles on Buck Creek Mountain. (Courtesy photo)

BY ROGER SMITH
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

INEZ — A collision involving a FedEx truck and three other vehicles shut down KY 40 on Buck Creek Mountain for several hours Friday evening, forcing traffic to detour through KY 2032.

According to preliminary reports, the FedEx truck was traveling westbound when it crossed into the eastbound lane and struck three vehicles.

The FedEx driver and one other person were transported from the scene by Rapid EMS with minor to moderate injuries.

Among those injured was Sheena Copley of Inez, who said the crash occurred in a curve near the top of the mountain.

“We were going up Buck Creek, and the FedEx truck was coming down the hill,” Copley said. “He clipped the mirror off the red truck in front of me. As soon as he clipped that one, he was coming towards me. He hit me in the side and knocked me into the hillside. The car behind me hit me in the back.”

Copley said she does not remember what happened immediately after the impact.

Emergency responders closed the highway while crews cleared the scene and investigated the crash.

Emergency responders work at the scene of a four-vehicle collision on Buck Creek Mountain Friday evening. The crash involving a FedEx truck shut down KY 40 for several hours while crews cleared the roadway and investigated. (Courtesy photo)

The Kentucky State Police investigated the accident but had not released an official report as of Tuesday.

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