Crime & Safety
Early Morning Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks I-24
A wreck involving at least five vehicles blocked traffic for hours on I-24 Friday morning.
NASHVILLE, TN — A fiery crash involving a wrecker, a semi-truck and at least three other cars blocked Interstate 24 near Bell Road for hours Friday morning.
Around 2:30 a.m., a silver car was swerving through traffic, according to police, and then hit the median, went back across traffic, hitting two other cars and a guardrail. A tow truck stopped to help and then was hit by a semi, which flipped and went up in flames. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
Numerous people were hurt, but only one was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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The semi was uprighted and then towed, though one of the trailers remained on the shoulder. All lanes re-opened after 6:30 a.m.
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