I-64 West at Gene Snyder reopens following multi-vehicle crash

I-64 West at Gene Snyder reopens following multi-vehicle crash
SEND IT ON OVER TO SUZANNE. SHE HAS EYES ON TRAFFIC. THAT’S RIGHT. WE’RE DEALING WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM SPOT HERE. THIS MORNING. IT’S ON 64 WESTBOUND, RIGHT NEAR THE GENE SNYDER. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE. ALL LANES ARE CURRENTLY BLOCKED. YOU ARE ABLE TO GET BY OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF VEHICLES THAT ARE INVOLVED. QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE DONE TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE VEHICLES. YOU CAN SEE THERE’S A LOT OF DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY AS WELL. AGAIN, THIS IS 64 WEST, JUST PAST THE GENE SNYDER HERE THIS MORNING. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE A TOW TRUCK ON THE SCENE. THEY’RE NOT CLEAR IF EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE SHOWN UP JUST YET, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT CARS ARE ALL BEING PUSHED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER HERE. SO THAT IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS ON 64 WESTBOUND, WITH IT BEING AN INJURY CRASH. WE WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL OF EMERGENCY CREWS THAT WILL BE ON THE SCENE, ATTENDING TO THE PEOPLE IN THOSE VEHICLES. LET’S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THE BACKUP HERE. AGAIN, THIS IS 64 WESTBOUND, RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE GENE SNYDER THAT WE’RE SEEING HERE THIS MORNING. SO YOU’LL NOTICE WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE TRAVEL TIMES HERE, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWED DOWN, NOT ONLY ON THE GENE SNYDER AS YOU’RE TRYING TO GET ON TO 64, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE BACKUP ACTUALLY GOES PAST THE GENE SNYDER AS YOU ARE TRYING TO TRAVEL WESTBOUND. SO THIS IS AN IDEA OF WHERE THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT IS. IT’S JUST PAST THE SNYDER ON 64 AS YOU ARE HEADING INBOUND. SO AGAIN, HERE’S ANOTHER LIVE LOOK AT THE SITUATION HERE IT IS AN INJURY CRASH. AND AGAIN ALL LANES ARE CURRENTLY BLOCKED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT SHOULDER THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE TRIMARK IS MOVING THAT CAMERA AROUND FOR A CLOSER VIEW. THERE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS EXPECT A SIGNIF
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I-64 West at Gene Snyder reopens following multi-vehicle crash
A multi-vehicle crash temporarily shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the Gene Snyder Wednesday morning, according to TRIMARC.It happened at 6 a.m. right at the Gene Snyder interchange with I-64.Three vehicles were involved, and there are injuries reported though the details are not available yet.Traffic camera footage showed an extensive debris field at the scene. Crews took a little over an hour to clear the scene and open lanes back up.Also, an unrelated two vehicle crash briefly closed the right lane of I-64 East just west of the Gene Snyder interchange around the same time. This story will be updated if more information becomes available.

A multi-vehicle crash temporarily shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the Gene Snyder Wednesday morning, according to TRIMARC.

It happened at 6 a.m. right at the Gene Snyder interchange with I-64.

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Three vehicles were involved, and there are injuries reported though the details are not available yet.

Traffic camera footage showed an extensive debris field at the scene.

Crews took a little over an hour to clear the scene and open lanes back up.

Also, an unrelated two vehicle crash briefly closed the right lane of I-64 East just west of the Gene Snyder interchange around the same time.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.

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