Multiple wrecks cause major backups on I40

Multiple wrecks caused major backups on I-40 on Friday. The first collision took place just before 6 a.m. near mile marker 115. The accident involved two vehicles and three tractor-trailers. A minor wreck also occurred 100 yards back and another one the News Herald reports took place at mile marker 112. A lane of I-40 was closed until just before noon.