A crash involving an overturned heavy truck prompted all main lanes to close along the southbound lanes of IH-45 North Freeway at West Road on Wednesday afternoon.
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3:15 p.m. E. FM 1097 and Oakwood Ranch Drive – Wreck + secondary wreck that occurred as initial wreck was dispatched (One crash is an ATV rollover and the second crash is passenger vehicles)
A crash involving an overturned heavy truck prompted all main lanes to close along the southbound lanes of IH-45 North Freeway at West Road on Wednesday afternoon.
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2:15 p.m. I-45 northbound main lanes, north of Research Forest/Tamina and South of Hwy 242/College Park – Wreck
The incident is impacting the southbound lanes of I-45 near West Road.
Drivers are being urged to avoid IH-45 North at West Road after a major truck incident forced a full closure of the southbound lanes, according to Houston TranStar.Authorities say a heavy truck lost its load around 1:39 p.m., prompting an emergency response as crews work to clear the roadway and ...
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