An accident involving a motorcycle in Stow will keep a portion of state Route 8 southbound closed until the mid-afternoon Saturday, April 4.
Route 8 southbound from Steels Corners Road to Graham Road will be shut down for three hours because of the accident, the Stow Police Department shared on Facebook at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Law enforcement responded to the crash, with injuries, around 10 a.m., according to the police scanner. A law enforcement officer told dispatch that the crash involved a motorcycle.
Law enforcement began diverting traffic shortly after 10 a.m., according to the scanner.
A dispatcher for the Stow Police Department said he would forward a Beacon Journal reporter’s inquiry and contact information to a sergeant on duty.
Patrick Williams covers growth and development for the Akron Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at pwilliams@gannett.com or on X @pwilliamsOH. Sign up for the Beacon Journal’s business and consumer newsletter, “What’s The Deal?”
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Route 8 traffic diverted in Stow following motorcycle crash
Reporting by Patrick Williams, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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