SAN ANTONIO – A high-water rescue and subsequent road closure were reported on the east and westbound lanes of the Highway 90 access road at Leon Creek, according to Transguide.
Officials with Transguide confirmed a high-water rescue was underway just after 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Cameras in the area captured San Antonio Fire Department crews using a ladder to rescue a box truck driver who had become stuck in the water.
A second vehicle was stranded on the access road on the other side of Highway 90.
A second car was stranded after water poured onto the access road of Highway 90 near Leon Creek on Tuesday. (KSAT)
A SAFD spokesperson said in an email to KSAT around 7:50 a.m. that both drivers were safely out of their vehicles. The vehicles had not yet been recovered due to the high water.
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