Multi-vehicle crash prompts early morning closure, backups along Interstate 35 on Northeast Side Crash happened on northbound I-35 between Rittiman Road and Walzem Road around 6:10 a.m.
SAN ANTONIO – A multi-vehicle crash prompted a closure and major backup on northbound Interstate 35 on the Northeast Side, according to Transguide.
The crash, which affected the main lanes between Rittiman Road and Walzem Road, happened just after 6:00 a.m. Monday.
The San Antonio Fire Department confirmed in an email to KSAT that the crash involved several vehicles, and at least one person had been hospitalized.
An SAPD preliminary report said one of the vehicles involved flipped on its side.
At one point, Transguide’s map for Bexar County showed traffic was backed up past FM 78.
The highway was reopened around 8:15 a.m.
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