A motorcyclist and a child lost their lives in a collision that occurred at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday on I-40 West near the Bellevue Newsom Station exit. The accident involved a motorcyclist and a car, resulting in fatal injuries for both the motorcyclist and a young passenger in the vehicle.
According to the preliminary investigation, Delmas Wiseman III, the driver of a 2003 Buick sedan, was traveling eastbound on I-40 when he lost control of the car. The vehicle then entered a sideways skid, crossing into the westbound lanes where the motorcyclist collided with the car’s rear passenger side door.
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The motorcyclist, tentatively identified as a 30-year-old man from White Bluff, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner is set to make a positive identification. A 3-year-old girl, who was sitting in the rear passenger side seat of the Buick, was transported to Vanderbilt Pediatrics, where she later died. It was noted that the child was not in a safety seat at the time of the collision.
Two other children, aged 5 and 6, were also in the back seat of the Buick. They were taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. There was only one booster seat found in the Buick.
Wiseman, 45, sustained injuries but refused treatment. Investigators reported no evidence of impairment at the scene.
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