Two I-75 wrecks stall traffic for a few hours

Two separate collisions Thursday morning on southbound Interstate 75 near the Newtown Pike exit caused significant delays for a few hours, according to the Lexington Traffic Management Center.

A tractor-trailer was involved in the first wreck, about 8:15 a.m., and injuries were reported, according to a tweet from the traffic center. The right lane was initially blocked and the exit ramp was partially blocked.

Traffic was stacked up between the Iron Works Pike and the Newtown Pike exits, according to the state Transportation Cabinet.

The second wreck involved a box truck and was between the Newtown Pike exit and the I-75/I-64 split , according to the cabinet.

In one of the wrecks, a portion of a vehicle reportedly ended up under a tractor-trailer.

Both crash scenes had been cleared as of 11:41 a.m., according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

This story was originally published November 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Two I-75 wrecks stall traffic for a few hours."