NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
Nacogdoches Police officers are working to clear a major rollover wreck involving two 18-wheelers on the loop near the Expo Center. One of the trucks, a log truck, rolled over and spilled its load.
Sgt. Dan Taravella with the Nacogdoches Police Department said two people were injured in the wreck. One man was taken to an area hospital for treatment of very serious injuries, and the other person was taken by personal vehicle to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Taravella said the Nacogdoches Police Department isn't releasing the names of the victims at this time because they're still trying to reach the victims' next of kin.
Both southbound lanes of traffic on Stallings Drive are blocked from Old Tyler Road to State Highway 21. Originally, southbound traffic was being diverted to Old Tyler Road. However, Texas Department of Transportation workers have set it up so that both north and southbound traffic has been switched to the northbound side of that section of the loop.
Motorists traveling south on the Expo Center side of the loop should use caution and expect travel delays. Traffic is flowing, but Taravella said unless you have a specific reason to go that way, it might be best to take an alternate route.
It could be hours before the wreck is cleared, Taravella said.
