2 tractor-trailer trucks involved in I-81 crash

Three people were injured after a tractor-trailer that overturned while trying to avoid an animal was hit by another tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Blountville Sunday morning. The first tractor-trailer was traveling north at 3:35 a.m. near mile marker 71 when it swerved to avoid an animal and overturned and then Another tractor-trailer hit the overturned truck and came to a rest on the cable barrier. Lanes were closed and traffic was backed up for miles as crews worked to clear the crash. Both truck drivers and one passenger was injured. No charges have been filed.