Overturned tractor trailer on I-40 near Strawberry Plains
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — A tractor trailer overturned between the west and east lanes of I-40 near Strawberry Plains and the Holston River Wednesday morning, the Knoxville Fire Department warned.
The Knoxville Police Department said no injuries were reported. The Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay map shows heavy congestion on both sides of the interstate as of 7:56 a.m.
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'Avoid the area if possible,' KFD wrote at 7:23 a.m.
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