ST. LOUIS, MO – Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol were forced to close two lanes following a rush-hour crash on I-55 Monday morning.
According to the official Twitter page of the Missouri Department of Transportation, the accident occurred within the northbound lanes of I-55 near Loughborough Avenue at about 8:11 a.m.
ACCIDENT
I-55 NB AT LOUGHBOROUGH AVE
2 RIGHT LANES CLOSED
EST. CLEARANCE TIME: 9:01 AM— MoDOT STL Traffic (@StLouisTraffic) September 28, 2020
Officials have not released any information regarding the cause of the crash or the identities of those involved. However, two lanes on I-55 were closed for about an hour causing significant delays for rush-hour commuters in South St. Louis.
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