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VIDEO: 18-wheeler slams into concrete barrier on Houston’s Southwest Freeway

HOUSTON – New dashcam footage is showing the moment when an 18-wheeler slammed into a concrete barrier on the Southwest Freeway Wednesday morning.

The wreck occurred just after 9:30 a.m. on IH-69 Southwest Northbound at Weslayan St.

In the video, you can see the 18-wheeler appear to lose control, crossing across all lanes of traffic before slamming into the barrier.

The crash caused a fuel spill, closing multiple lanes of the highway for several hours.

A screenshot from the scene of the wreck (Houston Transtar)

One person was hospitalized as a result of the crash.


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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.

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