Travel plans for many were snarled this afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 240 near Quince Road in Memphis. According to the Action News 5 report, the traffic incident involved several cars and led to significant delays, with one of the eastbound lanes obstructed.
Witnesses and disrupted commuters might have glimpsed the congestion courtesy of Tennessee Smartway cameras, which showed the blockage and police presence on the scene. The Tennessee Department of Transportation gave notice of the delays through its reports, indicating the time of the incident at approximately 12:30 p.m. The blockage seemed to persist until around 1:20 p.m. when traffic began to ease as, divulged by the reporting from WREG.
Further details were provided by officers who responded to the incident, confirming that three cars were part of the crash. The FOX13 Memphis coverage noted the location more precisely as I-240 and Poplar, slightly before the half-past noon hour.
Despite the disruption and the involvement of multiple vehicles, it came as a relief to commuters and the local community alike that there were no injuries reported from the chaos, as police said. The eastbound right lane, which bore the brunt of the incident for nearly an hour, was eventually cleared. .
