LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (4:20 p.m.): All lanes are reopened on I-40 East after the tractor-trailer fire Friday morning, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
10News has reached out to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, who responded to the scene, for a report of the incident. According to that report, a dump truck was traveling east on I-40 in the left lane and a Freightliner was in the right lane.
The truck crossed into the right lane striking the Freightliner. The truck then went off the road striking a guard rail and came to a stop under the two ramps from I-40 West to I-75 South and I-75 North to I-40 West, THP said. The Freightliner caught on fire and burned.
According to the report, the driver of the dump truck was charged with due care. There were no injuries reported.
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Eastbound lanes were blocked Friday morning at the I-75 split in Loudon County due to a tractor-trailer fire, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
TDOT said the ramp from I-40 West to I-75 South reopened. The ramp from I-75 North to I-40 West is closed but is being diverted to I-40 East.
Traffic on I-40 East was being diverted to I-75 South, according to TDOT.
As of noon, lanes on I-40 had reopened, but traffic was still backing up at the I-75 split.
