18-wheeler carrying tall load driving the wrong way escorted off I-45 near downtown

An 18-wheeler carrying a tall load was seen headed the wrong way on I-45 northbound near downtown.

Houston TranStar cameras captured the 18-wheeler truck being escorted southbound on the northbound lanes on the far left lane shortly before 10 a.m.

According to Houston Police Department, and Houston TranStar, the driver of the 18-wheeler noticed he would hit a bridge. Police were called to help escort the truck to a ramp where he wouldn’t hit a ramp.

Several police vehicles were seen surrounding the 18-wheeler, guiding it down the highway, and moving vehicles heading in the right direction out of the truck’s lane.

No injuries were reported.