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An accident involving a tractor trailer closed two lines of I-40 Eastbound at Mile Marker 71, west of Marion in Mcdowell County Wednesday afternoon.
The lanes were not expected to reopen until late in the evening.
Accident Closes I-40 in McDowell Co.
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