ALERT: Crash Blocking U.S. 60/Clarks River Road on Paducah's Southside

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ALERT: Crash Blocking U.S. 60/Clarks River Road on Paducah's Southside

Estimated duration is 4 hours

PADUCAH, Ky. (Aug 2, 2021)  Paducah-McCracken County 911 reports a fatality crash is blocking U.S. 60/Clarks River Road on Paducah's Southside.

The crash involving a truck and a passenger vehicle is at U.S. 60 mile point 18.5 at the west end of the Clarks River Bridge near Walker Boat Yard Road.

Estimated duration is 4 hours.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area.

Police have U.S. 60 eastbound blocked at KY 1954/John Puryear Drive.  U.S. 60 westbound is blocked at the U.S. 60/U.S. 62 Intersection at the end of the Ledbetter Bridge.

Suggested detour is via I-24 between Exit 16 and Exit 11 or via KY 284/Benton Road.

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