I-24 eastbound crash clear after forcing hourlong standstill

An accident has I-24 blocked eastbound on Monteagle Mountain.
An accident has I-24 blocked eastbound on Monteagle Mountain.

UPDATE: I-24 eastbound has been cleared and traffic has resumed as normal.

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An accident has I-24 eastbound traffic at a standstill on Monteagle Mountain in Grundy County.

Eastbound traffic is affected with the roadway closed.

The accident was reported at 5:12 a.m. Highway patrol vehicles are working the wreck.

Some have been stuck in traffic for at least an hour, possibly longer.

Westbound traffic is unaffected.

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