A man was flown to a Nashville hospital following a rear-end collision involving two semi’s just across the Tennessee state line on I-24 in Montgomery County Tuesday morning.
Clarksville police say it happened about 10 a.m. just west of Exit 1 on the westbound side when a semi pulling a loaded flatbed trailer rear-ended a tanker truck and the cab of the rear rig caught fire. It’s likely traffic was stopped or slowed due to the construction zone just across the state line in Kentucky.
The driver of the burning truck was able to get out with the assistance of Clarksville police and he was flown by helicopter to a Nashville hospital, where his status was unknown.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating and names of those involved have not been released.
Both westbound lanes of I-24 were expected to be closed for several hours and traffic was being diverted onto Trenton Road from Exit 1. Anyone who can completely avoid the area should do so.
