HARRIMAN, TENNESSEE — A tractor-trailer hauling food overturned along Interstate 40 West in Roane County early Tuesday, forcing a lane closure and prompting what TDOT says will be an “extensive cleanup.”

TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi reported just before 8:30 a.m. that the crash happened near mile marker 345, slightly west of the Highway 27 interchange in Harriman. The right lane of I-40 West was closed in the area as crews responded.

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Photos from the scene show the overturned truck off to the side of the interstate, partially resting on brush or a small tree. TDOT’s Smartway map indicates the truck was first reported overturned around 6:30 a.m.

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Nagi said recovery operations will require an extensive cleanup, and drivers should expect delays in the area while crews work.

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