NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
Wet conditions early Sunday morning were to blame for several collisions across Middle Tennessee and icy conditions later Sunday night could cause more problems for drivers.
Around 6 a.m. Sunday, on Interstate 24 West at Bell Road, a vehicle hydroplaned, struck a road sign and landed in a ditch.
The vehicle had to be towed from the ditch. The driver was not seriously injured.
A few hours later in Bellevue, around 9 a.m., police diverted traffic off Interstate 40 at Old Hickory Boulevard after a car hydroplaned.
The vehicle sustained significant damage.
Multiple police officers were called to the scene to help clear the wreck and direct traffic around the scene.
The driver of the car was also not seriously wounded.
Around 11 a.m., as snow fell on Interstate 440 at West End Avenue in Nashville, a car lost control and took out a light pole in the median.
The driver was not injured.
Sunday afternoon, the Tennessee Highway Patrol warned drivers of icing conditions along I-40 on the Cumberland Plateau.
Several wrecks were reported and traveling on I-40 toward Crossville was discouraged.
At 1 p.m. a crash at mile marker 292 in Cookeville had all eastbound lanes of I-40 blocked.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation estimated it would be 2:30 p.m. before the scene was cleared and road reopened.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area or use extreme caution.
In Nashville, wet roads could turn treacherous after dark as temperatures fall into the upper 20s.
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