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Interstate 24 on Saturday night became a chicken roast.
A truck carrying 48,000 lbs of chicken tenders crashed and caught on fire, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
The crash, which occurred about 8:30 p.m. Saturday near mile marker 76 in Rutherford County, blocked the westbound lanes. By 1:30 p.m. today, the lanes were clear, Lambert reported.
Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department responded Saturday night to find the trailer fully engulfed in flames.
A 50-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car on Interstate 24 exit ramp near the Shelby Street exit Thursday night.
Crews were called to the scene of the incident just after 7:01 p.m., according to Metro Police traffic data. The westbound exit ramp from Interstate 40 and 24 has been blocked and is expected to stay closed until 11:30 p.m.
The victim was sent to a local hospital after being evaluated by medics. No additional information about the circumstances surrounding the incident were available.
A crash involving three cars on eastbound Interstate 24 sent several people to the hospital Wednesday night.
I-24 was shut down for several hours near Harding Place starting around 10 p.m. when the crash happened.
Witnesses say they watched a 2013 Nissan Sentra weave slightly before coming to a complete stop in the inside eastbound lane.
The driver was later identified as 41-year-old Tresa Partee of Nashville.
Police say a 2007 Nissan Maxima hit Partee's vehicle, and then a 1995 Nissan Maxima hit the 2007 Nissan.
A semi overturned during a crash on I-24 W near the Haywood Lane exit Saturday morning.
According to fire officials, a van cut the trucker off around 2 a.m. Officials say the trucker didn't have enough time to stop and flipped onto its side while trying to avoid the van.
Six people were taken to the hospital. All are expected to be OK.
Officials say the crash was not weather related.