Update, July 14: The accident involved four people from Kansas, three of whom were injured.
The 54-year-old driver was going east in a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek when he came up on an object in the road, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary report.
The driver swerved to avoid the object, overcorrected and went into a roll before hitting a guardrail. The driver and two teenage passengers were injured. A 30-year old passenger wasn’t injured.
Update, 4 p.m.: Traffic is mostly back to normal, with some remaining slowdowns in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 2, at Exit 8 and near mile marker 17.
Update, 3:25 p.m.: Traffic is slow but clear after Exit 8, but is still backed up to Exit 4.
Update, 3 p.m.: Traffic appears to be clearing at the wreck site, but remains backed up to about mile marker 6.
Update, 2 p.m.: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the wreck at the 15.5 mile marker. The interstate has been shut down for the investigation. Traffic is now backed up past Exit 8 to about mile marker 7.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Interstate 24 eastbound is backed up into Clarksville after what appears to be a wreck.
At 1:55 p.m., the interstate was backed up from about mile marker 15 past Exit 11 to Exit 8.
Drivers reported seeing police and ambulances on the way to the scene.
This article will be updated.
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