18-wheeler carrying corn syrup crashes in Lee County, slowing traffic

UPDATE: Cleanup on I-22 is finished and lanes are reopened.

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police confirm an 18-wheeler crashed, early Wednesday morning.

Tupelo Police say the wreck happened on I-22 near McCullough Boulevard. Both Eastbound lanes were blocked, and one Westbound lane was closed, slowing traffic for commuters.

The 18-wheeler was carrying corn syrup when it overturned. The driver of the truck has been transported to the ER, with non-life threatening injuries.

During clean-up, law enforcement diverted Eastbound traffic to the Sherman exit.