(LEX 18) — Interstate 75 northbound is closed near mile marker 71 due to a fatal crash, a trooper with the Kentucky State Police announced Wednesday evening.

Trooper Scottie Pennington of KSP said northbound traffic was being diverted to US 25 from exit 62 and the interstate was expected to be closed for “several hours.”

Pennington said there is no information about the victims at this time.

KSP Post 11 London is working on the crash, according to a Trooper post.

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