Update, 3 p.m.: The roadway is back open, according to police.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Several cars crashed on Interstate 24 in Clarksville Sunday afternoon.
At about 1:26 p.m., multiple vehicles wrecked in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 8.3, according to Clarksville Police spokesman Scott Beaubien.
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One lane is shut down, causing traffic congestion, he said. CPD is asking the public to avoid the area and find alternate routes until the scene can be cleared.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is working the crash, and no further information has been released.