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18-wheeler’s ruptured fuel tank causing delays for drivers coming in from Baytown

Some drivers this Friday morning are not having a great start as traffic is backed up due to an 18-wheeler crash.

Details are limited, but Houston police say a big rig facing the wrong way on I-10 east toward I-45 N ruptured its fuel tank after hitting a barrier.

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Three westbound lanes on I-10 have been shut down and the I-45 Southbound ramp is closed as a result.

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Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.