NASHVILLE (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have shut down a road east of Nashville after stopping a box truck that they said had been playing audio "similar to what was heard" before a recreational vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.
The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office says on Twitter that law enforcement officials had shut down a section of highway in Wilson County, just east of Nashville, on Sunday to investigate a white box truck parked on the side of the road. Authorities had sent out a robot to investigate the vehicle as officials stood far back, monitoring the situation.
Sheriff's officials said the truck had been playing the audio when it was parked at a convenience store around 10:30 a.m. at the Crossroads Market in Walter Hill. The driver left the parking lot and was pulled over by deputies in nearby Wilson County. Officials said the driver has been detained by law enforcement.
A Wilson County dispatcher said the road that was shut down was Murfreesboro Road between Cedar Forest Road and Richmond Shop Road.
Deputies said they had also evacuated residents in the area as they continued to investigate.
Before the RV blew up, it blared a recorded warning calling for people to evacuate, and then the 1964 song "Downtown" by Petula Clark. Sheriff's officials did not specify what the box truck was playing.