Overturned vehicle causes major traffic backups along I-40 bridge

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An overturned vehicle along the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge had traffic at a standstill for hours early Tuesday.

According to Tennessee Department of Transportation officials, the crash at the Arkansas-Tennessee state line was reported around 12:20 a.m.

The overturned vehicle caused all eastbound lanes coming into Tennessee to be blocked. Around 4 a.m., crews reopened one of the eastbound lanes. However, traffic is still moving slowly…

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