FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several law enforcement agencies across multiple counties responded to crashes Monday evening.
Several crashes happened on Interstate 40, including an overturned vehicle at mile marker 198.6 reported at 7:11 p.m. Another multi-vehicle crash also happened at mile marker 200.8 at 7:40 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
Erin Zeigler with TDOT posted about a crash that shut down all of Interstate 840 West. Traffic was being diverted at mile marker 33.4 at Peytonsville Road then at Arno Road at exit 37.
Zeigler added TDOT crews treated several areas on Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 840, encouraging drivers to “use extra caution” Monday night.
The Franklin Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) responded to a “crash involving eight vehicles” Monday evening. Franklin police posted to social media about the crash shortly before 8 p.m., stating that Interstate 65 South has shut down south of the McEwen exit “due to a traffic crash involving eight vehicles.”
National Weather Service Nashville posted to social media that bridges, overpasses and secondary roads have become “slick and icy with freezing temperatures.” The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) said in a post crews are driving roadways and monitoring conditions to treat as needed.
Franklin police added that nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the crash, but the interstate will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. Drivers have been advised to seek an alternate route.
Williamson County Fire Rescue posted to social media that roadways across Williamson County have iced over. Drivers were advised to stay home if possible and drive slowly if not possible. Specifically, the agency said North Berry’s Chapel Road was “very icy.”
Some Cheatham County residents received text alerts advising caution for those traveling along Highway 49 East from Ashland City to Pleasant View.
News 2 has reached out to the THP for more information about the crash on Interstate 65 South.
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