UPDATE: Two lanes of I-75 southbound back open in Monroe County after eight-vehicle crash

One tractor-trailer overturned with entrapment reported, and delays extended from Exit 186 to Exit 181 as of 5:23 p.m.

UPDATE: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says two lanes are back open on I-75 southbound from mile marker 183 to 181. Deputies ask drivers to use caution through the area.

ORIGINAL STORY:

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Interstate 75 southbound is closed between mile markers 183 and 181 following a crash involving six cars and two tractor-trailers, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

One of the tractor-trailers overturned, with entrapment reported. The sheriff’s office said the information is preliminary.

As of 5:23 p.m. Monday, 511GA showed southbound delays stretching from Exit 186 at Juliette Road and Tift College Drive to Exit 181 at Rumble Road.

The sheriff’s office is asking drivers to avoid the area and has not provided an estimated time for the lanes to reopen.