Accident In Scott County Shuts I-75 South Down

UPDATE: SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)-A big crash caused a traffic backup on I-75 South and the highway will be shut down for a little while longer.
The crash was around the 143 mile marker.
Georgetown Police say a semi-truck, going northbound, lost control and went over a hill in the median and t-boned another semi headed southbound.
Part of that second semi-truck ended up in a pond.
Both drivers ended up flown to UK Hospital with injuries described as life-threatening.
This closed the entire southbound side for a while, but one lane is now open, but traffic was detoured because of this.
Police say they expect to be there till around 1am Tuesday morning.

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- Scott County officials tell us that I-75 South is shut down because of a multiple vehicle accident. The wreck happened at mm 143 just before the Corinth exit. Officials said they do not know when the interstate will reopen. No word on injuries. ABC 36 is on the way and we will provide you with more information as it becomes available.