Vehicle falls off Southwest Freeway HOV lane (Houston Transtar)
HOUSTON – The northbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway are shut down after a vehicle flew off the elevated HOV lane and onto the highway below.
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A Houston Transtar camera at the Southwest Freeway and Beltway 8 shows the vehicle blocking the freeway.
It is unclear if anyone has been injured in this incident, but other drivers have been seen using sledgehammers to try and free people trapped inside the vehicle.
The northbound lanes are currently shut down, according to Houston Transtar.
Traffic alert: IH-69 Southwest Fwy NB at Beltway 8 West, a one vehicle major crash has the freeway closed. A vehicle fell from the HOV onto the Southwest Freeway. Traffic is backed up and will be for hours. Find an alternate route. First responders are on scene. @HCSOTexas… pic.twitter.com/YqoNoLxbdS
Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.