I-40 reopens after wrong-way crash in Downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A portion of Interstate 40 was closed Sunday morning after a crash involving a vehicle driving the wrong direction, according to officials.

Authorities said around 5:30 a.m., a pickup truck driving in the wrong direction entered the eastbound lanes of the interstate and hit a semi-truck head-on near mile marker 209.

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Tennessee Department of Transportation reported the two left lanes and left shoulder were closed as crews worked to clear the scene. The interstate fully reopened at 7:30 a.m.

Officers said several people were injured, but no one was taken to the hospital.

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