One person has died in a wrong-way crash along eastbound Interstate 24 in Montgomery County.
The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Wednesday at exit 4 in Clarksville.
Eastbound lanes of I-24 between exit 4 and 8 shut down due to fatal crash. @NC5 @THPNashville #Clarksville pic.twitter.com/4Lw4daLRKc
— Matthew Torres (@NC5_MTorres) March 2, 2016
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said prior to the crash, witnesses reported seeing a driver traveling around 100 mph on Interstate 24 East.
At some point, the driver turned the car around on the interstate, and collided with a tractor trailer before bursting into flames.
The person was killed in the crash. The victim's identity had not been released.
Eastbound lanes from exit 4 to exit 8 were shut down while crews worked to clear the scene. Lanes reopened around 5:45 a.m.
SKY5 HD SHOWS the scene of the fatal crash on I-24 Eastbound @ MM 7, one-lane traffic @ crash scene. #5LiveTraffic pic.twitter.com/ozknR98S77
— Dave Nichols (@NC5_DaveNichols) March 2, 2016
No further details were available.
