Jessamine County

Major road in Central Kentucky reopened after crash involving construction worker

A major road in Nicholasville has reopened after an early morning accident Tuesday, according to Nicholasville police.

The collision took place at US-27 and KY-169 and it involved a vehicle and a construction worker, according to police. All northbound lanes of US-27 were shut down Tuesday morning while police investigated the wreck.

Police said the road reopened just before 8 a.m.

Police have asked people to avoid the area.

This story was originally published May 24, 2022 at 7:15 AM.

Christopher Leach
Lexington Herald-Leader
Chris Leach is a breaking news reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. Chris graduated from UK in December 2018. Support my work with a digital subscription
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