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North Freeway reopens following fiery crash, hazmat spill near Crighton Road

Motorists can take the Eastex Freeway or Conroe Porter Road to try and avoid it.
Credit: Houston Transtar
The North Freeway is shut down heading north due to a fiery crash and hazmat spill in Montgomery County Tuesday morning.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — The North Freeway has reopened following a fiery crash and hazmat spill in Montgomery County Tuesday morning, according to Houston Transtar.

This happened at about 4:45 a.m. near Crighton Road. The freeway reopened just before 10 a.m.

The driver survived the crash.

According to Transtar, this involves a truck that was heading south, crossed the highway and burned on the northbound frontage road.

KHOU 11 traffic expert Jennifer Reyna said there are no great alternative routes. Motorists can take the Eastex Freeway or Conroe Porter Road to try and avoid it.

We’re following this traffic alert and will post any new information as we get it.  Below is a traffic map to check the conditions around this wreck.

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