An overturned truck caused all eastbound lanes on I-10 East near Cedar Lane to close, leading to heavy traffic. CW39 reports the three-vehicle crash was reported at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday and caused a fuel leak. Lt. Terry Garza of the Harris County Sheriff's Office said, "Haz Mat was called to the scene for a fuel…"
After the accident, the freeway was closed, and traffic was redirected to a feeder road at Magnolia before rejoining the freeway past the incident, according to ABC13. Crews are clearing the accident and containing a fuel leak, causing major backups.
Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area to keep roadways clear for emergency response and cleanup. Real-time traffic updates are available through local traffic monitoring tools.
