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Southwest Freeway reopens in Sugar Land after big rig crash, hazmat spill

Houston Transtar cameras showed part of the 18-wheeler hanging off the freeway.

SUGAR LAND, Texas — All southbound lanes have reopened on the Southwest Freeway near Dairy Ashford after an 18-wheeler overturned Monday afternoon.

The City of Sugar Land said a big rig spilled gas on the Southwest Freeway from Highway 90 to Williams Trace. Police said the truck made an illegal lane change on the freeway and hit a car before overturning.

Officials said no one was injured.

The cleanup resulted in a closure for some of the lanes through the overnight hours. The freeway fully reopened at about 5 a.m. Tuesday.

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