UPDATE @ 10:55 p.m.: Serious injuries were reported in the crash of two semitrailers on Interstate 70 West that shut down the highway for about eight hours.
The interstate has reopened, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported just after 10 p.m. No details about the accident were available.
INITIAL REPORT
Westbound lanes of I-70 are shut down following a crash involving two semitrailers in eastern Madison County Tuesday.
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The crash initially shut down both directions of the interstate around 2:20 p.m. between Ohio 142 and U.S. 42, according to our news partners WBNS-TV in Columbus.
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Eastbound lanes were allowed to reopen around 3:45 p.m. but heavy traffic remains, The Ohio Department of Transportation said in a tweet.
Only minor injuries were reported in the crash.
It was not immediately known when the westbound lanes of I-70 were expected to reopen.
Madison County Update: I-70 west remains closed at SR 142 due to a crash. I-70 east is OPEN, but traffic is SLOW. Drivers should expect heavy delays. pic.twitter.com/PDYZDBWudz
— ODOT Columbus (@ODOT_Columbus) May 21, 2019
We’ll update this story as we learn more.
