Two people killed in I-40 EB crashes in Wilson County early Thursday

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two separate crashes took place along I-40 EB near mile marker 229 in Wilson County Thursday morning causing two deaths.

According to THP, they happened just after midnight in Mt. Juliet and all lane are blocked. There is no word on when it will reopen.

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