NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — All southbound lanes of Interstate 65 have been shut down due to a deadly crash, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
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The crash was reported at mile marker 85 at 8:12 p.m., according to TDOT.
A post to X, formerly Twitter, from the agency said that the closure is “due to a crash involving a pedestrian.”
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is investigating the crash. MNPD told News 2 that several 911 calls reported that a man jumped from a parked car on Interstate 65 North before jumping over the median wall. When he jumped over the median, he was immediately struck by a vehicle and fatally hurt.
The driver of the vehicle that the man jumped from is still on the scene, according to MNPD. No further information was immediately released.
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