Update 7:30 a.m.
TDOT says all northbound lanes at milemarker 134 of I-75 are back open after a wreck occured at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
48 year old Steven Wright of Greenback died after the tractor trailer he was driving slammed into the back of another truck.
T.H.P says that the northbound traffic was moving slow through that area at the time of the accident because of contruction on the area.
Update 11:15 p.m.
10News spoke with drivers who were waiting to get off the interstate Tuesday afternoon. Staci Meadow, a driver from Pulaski County, KY, said she started seeing the traffic back up for at least five miles.
"People kind of didn't know where to go. People were going one lane, no one was passing anybody. These big trucks each side of you; it was exhausing," said Meadow.
As of 9:15 p.m., traffic off the interstate was backed up for about two miles from exit 134, according to TDOT.
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A wreck has shut down both lanes of I-75 in Campbell Co. Tuesday.
Campbell County dispatchers say two 18 wheelers were involved in the wreck, and both of them caught fire. THP says at least one person has been killed.
TDOT says the wreck was reported at 4:20 at milemarker 137.
The northbound lanes of the interstate are shut down at exit 134 (Caryville/Jacksboro/LaFollette exit). Southbound lanes are closed at milemarker 141 (Oneida/Huntsville exit).
Northbound traffic is being diverted onto alternate routes, including taking US 25W to Jellico. Most of the vehicles that have been stopped by the wreck between the two exits have been allowed to turn around and drive back to the exit.
Crews on the scene say traffic is backed up for several miles.
TDOT's website says the wreck is estimated to be cleared by 6:30 pm.