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AVOID AREA: 18-wheeler carrying lumber overturns, spreads across entire roadway

Posted at 9:48 AM, Oct 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-23 11:25:10-04

Bellmead police are asking drivers to avoid Loop 340 East near Williams Road after an 18-wheeler overturned and is now spread across the entire roadway. 

The 18-wheeler, carrying lumber, crashed with at least two other vehicles around 9:30 a.m. 

The driver of a pickup truck had to be cut out of their truck, and was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.

If you are driving near Bellmead on Tuesday morning, avoid the area. Police do not know when the area will be cleared.

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