A vehicle fire on the I-240 caused major delays and resulted in a man being critically injured, various reports say. According to Action News 5, the Tennessee Department of Transportation confirmed that the car caught fire on Interstate 40 near Millbranch Road, sparking significant traffic congestion. However, traffic flow in the area has since resumed.
The incident, which took place Sunday evening around 7:09 p.m., saw Memphis Police and the Memphis Fire Department responding to a crash where a vehicle struck a pole and subsequently caught fire. A man was transported to the hospital in critical condition following the accident. FOX13 Memphis reported that the injured man was taken for treatment shortly after responders arrived at the scene.
As crews worked to manage the situation, the right lanes of I-240 West and the shoulder near Millbranch Road were blocked. This led to more pronounced disruptions across the affected stretch of the interstate, as first responders tended to both the fire and the accident's victim.
Additional details on the state of the injured man, or the circumstances leading to the crash, have not been made publicly available at this time. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, with authorities piecing together the events that unfolded on that fateful evening. In a statement obtained by WREG News, police say "a vehicle caught fire after hitting a pole," indicating the sequence of tragic events that led to the man's critical injuries.
