Traffic on Interstate 24 had to be rerouted after the westbound lanes in Lyon County were shut down for several hours overnight due to a truck crash.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Department says initial reports from Lyon County Dispatch indicated a large box truck hauling paper was traveling eastbound on I-24 when it crossed the median and crashed in the westbound lanes between the U.S. 62 Eddyville-Kuttawa Exit 40 Interchange and the Weigh Station around 1:30 Saturday morning. He says both westbound lanes were blocked by debris and mud.
The interstate reopened to traffic around 6:30 Saturday morning.
Kentucky State Police and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.