The state transportation department is reporting the crash site on Interstate 24 at the 24.5 mile-marker in Marshall County has been cleared and the westbound lanes are open.
INITIAL STORY:
Marshall County 911 Dispatch is reporting the westbound lanes of Interstate 24 are blocked due to a crash. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 spokesman Keith Todd says early reports indicate the wreck involves a semi-truck and school bus, with the driver of the bus the only reported injury.
According to Todd, the crash at the 24.5-mile marker just west of the I-24/I-69 Interchange near Calvert City.
He says the estimated duration for the westbound lanes to be blocked is 2 hours.
Drivers should detour via I-24 Exit 27 to U.S. 62 westbound to return to I-24 at the U.S. 68 Reidland Exit 16 Interchange.
This is a developing story and updates will be provided as new information becomes available.
