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18 WHEELER CRASH CLOSES FREEWAY

Just after 9 pm Wednesday two 18-wheelers heading north on IH-45 just north of Research crashed into each other. The driver of one truck which was pulling 2 trailers was injured and transported to the hospital. That truck and one of its trailers rolled over spilling a large amount of motor oil on the roadway. With the heavy rains, the oil soon covered the entire northbound lanes. The other r18-wheeler which was not pulling a trailer was heavily damaged also. The freeway will be closed until well after midnight as HAZMAT International cleans the roadway. DPS at this time is still unclear exactly what happened until they can talk with the injured driver.

UPDATE 9 AM- According to a witness, a pickup truck had stopped in the middle of the freeway. The 18-wheeler without the trailer swerved into the left lane to miss it. The driver of the 18-wheeler with the tandem trailer tried to avoid that truck, hit the wall and rolled over. DPS is still talking to witnesses. They are asking for anyone else who saw the crash to contact DPS if they have not talked to a Trooper yet.

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