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Truck flips, spills wet concrete on Sam Houston Tollway in southwest Houston

The tollway is now open again after a big mess during the Wednesday morning commute.
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Concrete mixer crashes on Sam Houston Tollway

HOUSTON — Firefighters were on the scene of a truck crash and fuel spill that shut down the Sam Houston Tollway early Wednesday.

Views from Houston TranStar show a concrete mixing truck crashed in the eastbound/southbound lanes near the Fort Bend County Tollroad.

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The truck flipped on its side and came to a stop on top of the middle barrier.

The crash caused a fire and fuel spill.

As of 6:45 a.m. the cleanup process was still underway with only two lanes getting by in both directions.

The tollway fully reopened at about 10:30 a.m.

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