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Traffic delayed shortly before noon on Highway 45 in north Tupelo
Updated - Tupelo police later confirmed investigators were surveying a wreck site.
Posted: May 24, 2021 11:39 AM
Updated: May 24, 2021 11:58 AM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Shortly before noon, traffic was backed up on U.S. Highway 45 in north Tupelo.
The backup appeared to be northbound only.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said a crash caused the backup.
However, WTVA was initially unable to locate a crash using MDOT s nearby traffic cameras or the WTVA tower cam, which is capable of viewing traffic in north Tupelo.
Tupelo Police Capt. Chuck McDougald later clarified a wreck happened overnight in the northbound lane between Interstate 22 and Barnes Crossing Road.