Montgomery County 18-wheeler crash closes I-45 SB at Shepard Hill Rd for hours
Southbound lanes of I-45 were shut down for several hours in Montgomery County on Monday morning following a crash involving two 18-wheelers.
The crash occurred around 5 a.m. near Shepard Hill Road, just one mile south of the county line with Walker County. According to Houston TranStar, the roadway reopened around 1 p.m.
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North Montgomery Fire and New Waverly Fire crews responded to the crash and found an 18-wheeler flatbed upside down on the freeway. The driver was reportedly trapped but was rescued and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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Authorities on the scene of a crash on I-45 in Montgomery County.
The other 18-wheeler ended up between the freeway and the feeder road, but the driver was uninjured.
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Authorities on the scene of a crash on I-45 in Montgomery County.
The southbound lanes were closed during the investigation, and drivers were detoured onto the feeder road