FRANKLIN, Ky. – Recent updates have emerged regarding a deadly collision that occurred on Sunday night in Simpson County.
In a statement, the Kentucky State Police Post 3 reported receiving alerts just prior to 7:30 p.m. about a two-vehicle fatal accident in Franklin.
KSP public affairs officer, Trooper Katan Parker, confirmed that the tragic incident took place near the Flying J Travel Center on Nashville Road, just off Interstate 65.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by 33-year-old Eric Green from Bowling Green, was traveling north on Nashville Road.
Authorities informed that a tractor-trailer driven by Nugusse Yonathan, 29, from Burien, Washington, was exiting the Flying J Travel Center onto Nashville Road when it crossed into Green’s path.
Sadly, Green was pronounced dead at the scene by the Simpson County coroner.
The investigation remains active.