Woman Killed, Three Children Injured In Crash on I-840: Reports

NASHVILLE, TN — A woman was killed and her three children were taken to a hospital after an accident early Thursday on Interstate 840 in Williamson County, according to media reports. The wreck occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-840 at mile marker 45, between the exits for Horton Highway and Almaville Road, WSMV-TV News 4 reported.

The accident took place at about 2 a.m., and the westbound lanes of I-840 were closed for several hours as a response team from the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the wreck. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Officials said the unidentified woman's SUV left an eastbound lane, rolled over and went into an embankment, News 4 reported. The woman was ejected from the vehicle and landed in the westbound lanes of I-840, where she was hit by a tractor-trailer.

The woman died at the scene, News 4 reported. Her three children have non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

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