3-truck crash shuts down part of westbound I-40 near Exit 83

JACKSON, Tenn. — A section of Interstate 40 is shut down after a crash near Exit 83 in north Jackson.

Traffic is being directed off at Exit 83 to bypass the scene where three tractor-trailers were involved in the crash in the westbound lanes.

Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and firefighters are on scene.

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