FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. — One person is dead after a crash on Interstate-40 Monday, March 7.
According to police, around 1 a.m. between mile markers 42 and 43, a semi-truck and several other vehicles were involved in the crash. The semi-truck, along with at least one person, was in Dirty Creek near Ozark and Coal Hill.
One lane was shut down at times throughout the early morning hours. While crews were recovering the semi, they also requested the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) check on the bridge where the wreck happened for damage.
Crews have confirmed one person, who was in the semi-truck, was killed.
According to an accident report from Arkansas State Police (ASP), the driver killed has been identified as 66-year-old Jong Choi of Suwanee, Georgia.
The report states that while the semi was traveling east on I-40 it left the roadway, struck a guardrail of the bridge and fell off of the bridge.
The weather was rainy and the roads were wet at the time of the crash.
No other information has been released at this time.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.
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