On Wednesday, May 11 at 1:04 p.m., Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers and Rural Metro Ambulance Service responded to a report of a motorcycle collision on Little River Road approximately 1.5 miles west of the Sinks. The collision involved a motorcycle driven by Thomas B. Bailey of Meadows of Dan, Va. and a Toyota Tundra truck driven by a couple from Oregon. Bailey, a 68-year-old male, died at the scene and was transported by Rural Metro to Blount Memorial Hospital.
– NPS
