WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather and Sports |Semi-truck crashes off I-40 in Smith Co.

Interstate 40 West in Smith County was partially blocked for several hours Thursday following a semi-truck wreck.

The crash was reported at mile marker 258 in Carthage around 10:30 a.m.

Photos from the scene showed a tractor trailer in a ditch alongside the interstate.

Information about what caused the crash or whether there were injuries was not released.

The scene was cleared around 1:30 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Westbound traffic was affected with the roadway partially blocked.