Event Brief
Two dead after motorcycle crash on Tail of the Dragon
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Two people died Tuesday morning after a motorcycle on US 129 struck an embankment in Blount County.
WHO: Two people on a motorcycle
WHAT: Fatal motorcycle crash on US 129 (Tail of the Dragon)
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET
WHERE: Blount County, Tennessee
WHY: The motorcycle struck an embankment, causing the crash.
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