SUV crashes while driving north in southbound lane in Etowah

(Courtesy: Lynn Ingram, Englewood Rural Fire Department)

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Late Wednesday night, an SUV crashed on Highway 411 in Etowah, sending the driver to the hospital.

Authorities say the driver was heading north on Highway 411 while in the southbound lane. They were in a 2000 Mercury Villager. Police state they then hit a concrete bridge “over the railroad at County Road 875 and Highway 411” in Etowah.

First responders brought the driver to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.

They have not given an update on the driver’s condition.