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Two Injured In Highway 96 Accident Wednesday

A Chestnut Mound man and a passenger were transported to the hospital after a Wednesday afternoon accident.

It happened just after 1pm along Highway 96 in Putnam County. A vehicle driven by 24-year-old Harold E. Tunnicliff III crossed the center line in a curve. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree head-on.

Tunnicliff was transported to Cookeville Regional. The passenger, Taylor Hunt of LaVergne, taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center.

According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, charges are pending.

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