Interstate 40 at the 398 MM was closed in both directions after a significant wreck Sunday Afternoon.

Two people were injured after the crash near Strawberry Plains around 3:30 pm. The Tennessee Department of Transportation asked drivers to avoid the area while helicopters were landed on the interstate to transport the injured.  East Bound lanes were backed up for over 10 miles for several hours after the wreck.  According to first responders,   two people were involved in the crash. They were both taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.  One person was reported as being in critical condition.