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A driver was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on eastbound Interstate 40 on Sunday night.
The two-vehicle collision happened near mile marker 252 in Smith County around 9 p.m.
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, 34-year-old Johnny Burk of Carthage, ran into the back of a semi that was driving in front of him.
The driver of the semi was not injured.
No citations or charges have been filed at this time.
The scene was cleared by 2 a.m. Monday.
A tractor-trailer driver is dead after a fiery crash on Interstate 240 eastbound at Millbranch Road on Thursday night.
The tractor-trailer overturned and burst into flames around 9:45 p.m.
Crews pulled the driver from the truck. He was sent in extremely critical condition to the Regional Medical Center, where he died.
The driver's name hasn't been released but WMC Action News 5 has found that he is from Memphis, worked for J and J Waste and was hauling paper when the crash happened.
One lane of eastbound Interstate 40 in Haywood County, Tenn. is open after a deadly crash, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The accident involving three semi trucks happened around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. One person was killed in the crash on I-40, just west of the Highway 76 – Brownsville exit.
The eastbound lanes of the interstate were shut down until around 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning. THP opened up one lane around 6 a.m.
THP is still diverting traffic to exit 56, but drivers should also expect some delays in this area.