Traffic slows on I-70 after tractor-trailer turns over into median, driver has ‘significant injuries’
![A tractor trailer crash caused a traffic backup Wednesday on Interstate 70.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2024/08/Tractor-Trailer-crash-8-28-24.jpg)
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)
Both passing lanes on Interstate 70 at mile marker 112 in Cooper County were closed Wednesday after a tractor-trailer turned over into the median.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote on its X page that the passing lanes were blocked as first responders worked.
The driver of the tractor-trailer had "significant injuries," according to Lt. William Johnson of the Cooper County Fire Protection District. Johnson said the crash involved just the tractor-trailer.
🚨Crash Blocking I-70 @ THE 112MM🚨
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) August 29, 2024
Troopers are investigating an injury crash involving an overturned tractor trailer blocking the passing lane on eastbound I-70, at the 112 MM, in Cooper County.
Traffic is quickly backing up. Please be careful when traveling through the area. pic.twitter.com/1zMGvkgNwy
ABC 17 News has reached out to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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