Crime & Safety
Semi Carrying 20 Tons Of Food Overturns On I-24 Ramp
An overturned tractor-trailer blocked traffic for hours Friday morning after tipping over while taking a curve too quickly.
NASHVILLE, TN — The ramp connecting Briley Parkway and Interstate 24 north of downtown was closed for several hours Friday after a semi-truck overturned.
Around 4:30 Friday morning, the tractor-trailer, carrying 40,000 pounds of food, took the ramp on Exit 18 too quickly, tipping over and blocking the roadway.
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The driver was not injured.
Westbound traffic moving from Briley to the interstate was blocked on the ramp and clean-up took about four hours.
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