CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Clarksville Police Department is assisting with two separate multi-vehicle crashes on I-24 eastbound near mile markers 1 and 3, according to a news release.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported an estimated clearance time of 3 p.m.
Police said the crashes happened at approximately 10 a.m. and that the eastbound lanes are completely shut down at Exit 1. Motorists are still able to exit the interstate at Exit 1.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is on scene and is leading the crash investigation. Police said the status of any injuries is unknown at this time, and all further inquiries should be directed to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Do you have more information about this story? You can email me at newsroom@newschannel5.com.

September 11, 2001 is a day most associate with terror and tragedy. Austin Pollack shares a story from that day about hope and persistence: the effort to save a little girl’s life – with an organ donation. The problem? The young patient was in Houston, and her life-saving liver here in Nashville. With the grounding of all civilian aircraft, how could it be done? “Nobody ever said this isn’t possible.”
- Rhori Johnston