UPDATE: 2 injured in two-vehicle incident on Purple Heart Parkway

Update, 4:15 p.m.: The roadway is back open.

Previously:

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CLARKSVILLE, TN — This morning, a two-vehicle crash on Purple Heart Parkway injured multiple people.

Clarksville Police responded to the crash on Purple Heart Parkway at Jordan Road around 11:21 a.m., according to CPD spokesman Scott Beaubien in a news release.

Beaubien said the entire roadway is closed to allow Air Evac/LifeFlight helicopters to land and evacuate those involved in the crash. Their conditions have not been disclosed.

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“Motorists are strongly advised to seek an alternate route until the roadway can be cleared,” Beaubien told reporters.

At 12:05 p.m., traffic was backed up on 101st Airborne Division Parkway.

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