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Driver dies after I-65 trailer crash; lanes still closed

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man is dead following a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 65 Sunday evening.

Metro Police say the truck's driver had a medical emergency, causing him to lose control and run into a ditch near the Wedgewood Avenue exit around 5:30 p.m.

The man was taken to the hospital, where he died.

The roadway is still being cleared, with a clear-time estimated at midnight. Southbound lanes are closed, along with the eastbound ramp at the I-40 split at Exit 210.