One person has been hospitalized and several lanes on Interstate 70 in both directions are closed after a crash involving a tanker truck.
The crash happened just before 2:15 p.m. Sept. 10 at I-70 and James Road, according to a Columbus police dispatcher.
First responders took one person in stable condition to Ohio Health Grant Medical Center, the dispatcher said. Images captured by an Ohio Department of Transportation camera show a yellow tanker that appears to have flipped.
The left two lanes on I-70 westbound beyond Hamilton Road are closed, according to the ODOT website. Meanwhile, all lanes on I-70 eastbound at U.S. 33 are closed.
The dispatcher could not say when the lanes would be reopened. Cameras maintained by ODOT show Columbus Division of Fire and Columbus police on scene managing traffic.
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Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Flipped tanker on I-70 prompts lane closures on I-70
Reporting by Shahid Meighan, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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