Monday, February 9, 2015

18-WHEELER OVERTURNS IN I-35, NEAR US 183 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS





18-WHEELER OVERTURNS IN I-35, NEAR US 183 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS


Monday, February 9, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS:

6:25 a.m. update: Police have reopened one lane of Interstate 35 just south of U.S. 183 after a crash involving an overturned 18-wheeler early Monday morning, police said.

Police said the northbound ramp from Interstate 35 northbound to U.S. 183 is also open. Drivers should expect major delays as the two left lanes of Interstate 35 northbound continue to be blocked, police said.

Two men and a woman were involved in the crash and suffered from minor injuries, according to EMS.

Earlier: All lanes of Interstate 35 northbound just south of U.S. 183 are blocked following a crash involving an overturned 18-wheeler early Monday morning, police said.

Officers and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services have responded to the 7200 block of North Interstate 35 northbound, near East St. Johns Avenue, for reports of a crash, police said.

Police are asking drivers to avoid the area while crews work to remove the vehicles from the roadway.