Drivers are being urged to avoid the area of IH-610 and Homestead after an 18-wheeler struck a center median and lost its load.
Cleanup is continuing after an 18-wheeler struck a center median and moved a concrete barrier on Wednesday, authorities said. According to Houston police, the incident occurred on IH-610 North Loop at Homestead around 3:12 p.m. A semi-tractor trailer was carrying a bulldozer driving westbound on North Loop when it got into a collision with a Mazda causing it to veer off the road and hit the barricade.
Multiple people went to the hospital and one person died from their injuries.Preliminary information says the initial car did an unsafe lane change.The crash also caused the truck to spill fuel on the main lanes of the freeway. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!Two westbound lanes are open in the area, however, all eastbound lanes remain closed as officials have to put the barrier back in place.
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