HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — State troopers in Tennessee are actively working multiple crashes on I-40 at the 120-mile marker. Authorities said some of the crashes involved commercial vehicles.
Troopers are working a multiple vehicle crash on I-40 at the 120 mm. Please drive safely and slow your speed down for the conditions. @THPJackson pic.twitter.com/Vhup8HjrCq
— TN Highway Patrol (@TNHighwayPatrol) January 12, 2018
Tennessee Highway Patrol tweeted this picture just after 2 p.m. Friday of the scene. Authorities in Memphis said the interstate is shut down westbound between the 114 and the 120-mile markers in Henderson County at this time.
Authorities urge Middle and West Tennessee drivers to stay off the roads because roads are getting more hazardous.
Middle and West TN drivers please stay off the roads. The roads are getting more hazardous. Do not risk damaging your vehicle, getting injured or even killed. This is not a game of slip and slide. It is very dangerous to drive on ice. pic.twitter.com/ZFf3vJZcdH
— TN Highway Patrol (@TNHighwayPatrol) January 12, 2018