The Putnam County Sheriff’s Dept, along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, is investigating an accident which took place Thursday afternoon on eastbound I-40. According to reports, a commercial vehicle collided with another automobile near mile marker 281, at the Baxter exit. Details are sketchy at this time, but THP reports that there was a fatality. The interstate was closed down for a few hours and reopened in the early evening.1057 News will have more on this story as information is made available.