Tennessee football equipment truck crashes on return trip from Oklahoma

On the way home from Norman, Oklahoma, the Tennessee football team’s equipment truck encountered a problem in Arkansas.

As James Bryant of KATV in Arkansas originally reported, the Vols football program's truck was involved in an accident on I-40 East near North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The equipment truck was on its way home from Tennessee's 25-15 win over Oklahoma in Norman. According to an Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) accident report, the crash occurred at 7:34 a.m. ET near mile marker 153.4 near the I-30/I-40 interchange. All traffic had to be diverted to I-30 West.

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At around 10:48 a.m. ET, the truck was hitched to a tower and taken away. It is still unclear if the truck will be returned directly to Knoxville or if it will be processed in the Little Rock area before returning.

A Tennessee state spokesman confirmed to Mike Wilson of Knox News that there were no injuries in the accident.

Tennessee football has a bye in Week 5 after winning the Top 15 SEC. Ironically, the Vols are scheduled to play Arkansas on October 5 in Fayetteville, Arkansas – about 191 miles from Little Rock.

Mike Wilson of Knox News contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared in the Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football equipment truck crashes on return trip from Oklahoma