Wreck involving two-semi trucks locked down I-24, one injured

A wreck involving two semi-trucks on Friday evening shutdown Interstate 24 in the area of the 86-mile-marker in Christian County for nearly 24 hours, causing massive traffic problems.

Two semi-collided at approximately 5 p.m. Friday, with one of the trucks spilling talc into the roadway and one of the trucks also catching fire, shutting down the roadway. Once the fire was addressed, work began immediately to clean up the material that had spilled, which could have become very slick during rain fall if left unaddressed.

One person was transported to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for treatment of non-critical injuries.

Following work from the Hopkinsville Fire Department, Oak Grove Fire Department, Christian County Emergency Management and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the roadway would reopen nearly 24 hours later.

Oak Grove officials have been putting out a call for change following a series of crashes and traffic issues along I-24, urging the KYTC to find some way to make that stretch of road safer while road work is underway over the next few months.