KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate 40 East after a crash involving multiple vehicles near Midway.

According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the crash happened at mile marker 401 west of the Midway Road exit around 10:20 a.m. EDT.

The crash blocked most lanes of the interstate, forcing vehicles to use the left-hand shoulder to go around the crash.

The crash was cleared as of 11:30 a.m., but traffic slowdowns caused by the miles-long backup behind it persisted as far back as the I-640 interchange in Knoxville.

Credit: WBIR

Another crash was reported just a few miles away on I-40 West in Sevier County near Exit 407 to Kodak and Sevierville.

TDOT said the crash happened at mile marker 406 and was blocking the rightmost lanes around 10:30 a.m

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