UPDATE 1PM: KYTC reports that I-24 is back open at mile marker 52 in Lyon County. There may still need to be a brief restriction of one eastbound lane later at the accident site.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Eddyville Fire Department is on the scene of an accident involving a semi and a passenger vehicle on I-24 eastbound near the 53 mile marker.

Traffic is being rerouted from Exit 45 (KY 93 South) to Exit 56 (KY 139). Expect heavy congestion through the southern end of Lyon County for the rest of the afternoon.

(Photo Eddyville Fire Dept.)

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