Troopers: Portion of I-71 southbound closed close to Mason as a result of crash involving semi Thursday morning
RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET TO THAT BREAKING NEWS ON THE HIGHWAY. YEAH, RANDY. THANK YOU. SO LEADING THE WAY WITH THIS BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, A CRASH HAS IMPACTED INTERSTATE TRAFFIC IN WARREN COUNTY. THIS IS HEADED RIGHT TOWARDS CINCINNATI THIS MORNING. AND WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK IS LIVE FOR US NEAR THAT SCENE RIGHT NEAR 71. IN THAT KINGS ISLAND AREA OF MASON. DANIELLE, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? AND WHAT ARE YOU SEEING THERE? YEAH, MEGAN. AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HOURS LATER, CREWS ARE STILL HERE WORKING TO TRY TO CLEAN UP THIS CRASH. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF THE SCENE. AND WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEALING WITH. THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT CRASH BEHIND THE FIRE TRUCK. THERE IS A SEMI ON ITS SIDE WITH THE FRONT END SMASHED AND ALSO ON TOP OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A FLATBREAD. YOU COULD SEE AN SUV WITH ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS BUSTED. NOW THERE ARE CAR PARTS SCATTERED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE ONCE AGAIN. RIGHT NOW THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF 71 ARE SHUT DOWN IN THIS AREA. NOW, CREWS ARE STILL HERE TRYING TO CLEAN UP ALL OF THE PARTS AND THE FLUID THAT SPILLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO TRY TO GET THAT SEMI ON THE TOW TRUCK. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS IMPACTING ALL OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF 71 NEAR WESTERN ROW. AND THIS IS RIGHT NEAR THE KINGS ISLAND AREA A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF AREA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MORNING COMMUTERS STARTING TO GET UNDERWAY. NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO CLOSURES, YOU CANNOT SEE THE BACKUP. FROM WHERE I AM, FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE TRAFFIC BLOCKED UP OFF NEARLY A HALF MILE AWAY, AND THEY’RE ALSO STOPPING DRIVERS FROM GETTING ON THE 71 SOUTH RAMPS IN THE AREA. AND HERE’S WHAT I KNOW FROM OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. THEY CONFIRMED WITH ME THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 140 THIS MORNING, WHICH MEANS THIS STRETCH OF ROAD HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR HOURS. THEY SAY TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SEMI THAT’S ON ITS SIDE AND AN SUV. BUT WE’RE STILL WORKING TO CONFIRM THAT AND THERE’S STILL NO WORD ON ANY OF THE INJURIES OR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE POTENTIALLY INVOLVED. NOW WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION SOON, BUT ONCE YOU CAN SEE HERE, 71 IS STILL FLOWING NORTH, BUT THEY DO HAVE SOME LANES, 71 NORTH SHUT DOWN BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN THAT DEBRIS SCATTERED ONTO THE NORTHBOUND LANES. BUT ONCE AGAIN, ALL SOUTHBOUND LANES IN THIS AREA ARE SHUT DOWN. WE’LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU WITH ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS, WHETHER IT’S ON TRAFFIC OR IF WE FIND OUT ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH. BUT FOR NOW, I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. YEAH. AND DANIELLE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE RIGHT BEHIND HER IN THAT SHOT. HOW SLOW THAT NORTHBOUND LANE IS. HERE’S JUST NORTH OF DANIELLE. THIS IS ACTUALLY NEAR KINGS ISLAND WHERE PEOPLE ARE BEING DIVERTED. RIGHT. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY RIGHT NEAR WESTERN ROW ROAD. THEY’RE GOING ON TO WESTERN ROW ROAD, GOING ONTO INNOVATION WAY TO GET DOWN THROUGH MASON MONTGOMERY TO TRY AND AVOID THE AREA WHERE THAT WRECK IS. SO WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME BACKUPS THERE AS YOU TRY TO HEAD SOUTHBOUND WHERE THEY’RE TRYING TO DIVERT TRAFFIC TO. OF COURSE, THIS IS THE MAIN ISSUE THAT WE’RE SEEING THIS MORNING. THAT ROAD BLOCKED 71 SOUTHBOUND RIGHT NEAR WESTERN ROW. UH GEAUGA. GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE MASON MONTGOMERY ROAD AREA. SO ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS, UH, THAT SOUTHBOUND LANE IS CLOSED NORTHBOUND LANE IS GOING REALLY, REALLY SLOW. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP AN UPDATE ON THIS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING FOR YOU BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING QUITE A BIT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
Troopers: Portion of I-71 southbound closed close to Mason as a result of crash involving semi Thursday morning
Up to date: 6:25 AM EDT Could 16, 2024
A portion of I-71 southbound close to Mason is closed Thursday morning as a result of a crash, in accordance with Ohio State Patrol.Troopers say two autos have been concerned within the crash, forcing the closure of I-71 southbound from Western Row to Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel.It occurred round 1:40 a.m.Mason-Montgomery Street is your finest alternate route.WLWT’s cameras can see a semi-truck being tended to on the scene.This can be a growing story and will probably be up to date after we be taught extra.
A portion of I-71 southbound close to Mason is closed Thursday morning as a result of a crash, in accordance with Ohio State Patrol.
Troopers say two autos have been concerned within the crash, forcing the closure of I-71 southbound from Western Row to Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel.
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It occurred round 1:40 a.m.
Mason-Montgomery Street is your finest alternate route.
WLWT’s cameras can see a semi-truck being tended to on the scene.
This can be a growing story and will probably be up to date after we be taught extra.
