At least two people were dead on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near Highway 6 in Houston Wednesday morning after a fiery crash involving an 18-wheeler, officials said.
The scene was located near Dairy Ashford Road and shut down the freeway, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on social media. Two vehicles were involved in a collision with a heavy truck in the same area, according to the live Houston TranStar traffic map.
Houston TranStar verified the crash at 5:02 a.m.
Traffic was backed up to Fry Road and was being diverted to I-10’s feeder road, Gonzalez said.
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