The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle crash that happened on Friday.

At around 11:45 a.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024, KPD officers responded to Buffat Mill Road at Loves Creek due to a crash involving a passenger van. The driver, an adult woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two additional passengers, both adults, were transported to an area hospital for treatment for injuries that are not believe to be life-threatening.

Based on the investigation conducted so far, it is believed that the van was driving east on Buffat Mill Road when it went through the intersection at Loves Creek, crashed through the guardrail and came to rest in the woods. Speed was possibly a factor in the crash.

Crews remain on the scene of the crash, which is under investigation by KPD crash reconstruction personnel. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.