UPDATE (8:45 am) One lane is open eastbound with traffic moving slowly through the area. Both westbound lanes are blocked.
The crash site involved a total of 11 vehicles, including 8 SEMI trucks. One of the trucks was hauling cattle – a couple of dozen were reported escaped into the median. They believe all the cattle have been accounted for, but are still checking.
This crash is along I-24 between the U.S. 62 Calvert City Exit 27 Interchange and the KY 453 Grand Rivers Exit 31 Interchange at the Marshall-Livingston County Line.
A crash reconstruction investigation has been completed, allowing some of the vehicles to be removed from the area. The recovery team is still working on removing some of the SEMI trucks.
Estimated time to clearance is about 2 hours or approximately 10:30 a.m., CST.
UPDATE at 4:40 a.m., CST
PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2022) – Kentucky State Police and Marshall County 911 Dispatch report emergency agencies from several counties continue to work a multi-vehicle crash blocking Interstate 24 westbound near the 30 mile marker at the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge. One lane is open eastbound with traffic moving slowly through the area.
The crash site involves a total of 11 vehicles, including 8 SEMI trucks. One of the trucks was hauling cattle – a couple of dozen were reported to have escaped into the median. Not all of the cattle are accounted for at this time – requiring eastbound traffic to remain one lane and slowed.
This crash is along I-24 between the U.S. 62 Calvert City Exit 27 Interchange and the KY 453 Grand Rivers Exit 31 Interchange at the Marshall-Livingston County Line.
A crash reconstruction investigation has been completed, allowing some of the vehicles to start being removed from the area.
Once all vehicles are removed, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet personnel will be treating this closed 4-mile section of I-24 westbound with salt before it can be reopened.
Estimated duration is extended 6 hours to approximately 10:30 a.m., CST.
Westbound motorists may detour between Exit 31 and Exit 27 via KY 453 and U.S. 62. As traffic picks up with the morning commute motorists should be prepared for delays along the detour.
Again, one eastbound lane is open with traffic slowed in the area. Caution is required.
Updates as they become available.
ORIGINAL STORY
PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2022, 11:30 pm) – Kentucky State Police report a multi-vehicle crash has blocked all lanes of Interstate 24 near the 30 mile marker at the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge.
The crash site involves as many as 8 SEMI trucks and numerous passenger vehicles. One of the trucks was hauling cattle that have escaped onto the median. There are also believed to be some secondary crashes in this area.
Emergency personnel from several surrounding counties are responding to this crash.
This is along I-24 between the U.S. 62 Calvert City Exit 27 Interchange and the KY 453 Grand Rivers Exit 31 Interchange at the Marshall-Livingston County Line.
Eastbound and Westbound are blocked at this time.