DANDRIDGE, Tenn. – A tractor-trailer truck carrying watermelons has crashed at the interchange of Interstate 40 and Interstate 81 in Jefferson County.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the crash at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday closed both westbound lanes of I-40.
WBIR-TV in Knoxville reported there was a fatality. The station said the truck wedged under an overpass and caught fire.
TDOT is inspecting the bridge for damage.
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