Semi Jackknifes, Closes Portion Of I-71 SB

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A portion of Interstate 71 was closed for several hours overnight Thursday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed.

By Donna Willis | Web Content Coordinator
Published: August 20, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A portion of Interstate 71 was closed for several hours overnight Thursday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

The crash happened shortly after midnight where I-71 southbound meets Interstate 70 westbound in Downtown.

The tractor-trailer jackknifed and was blocking all lanes of I-71 southbound.

Authorities were called to the scene and closed a portion of I-71 southbound.

The crash didn’t not cause any sort of leak or hazmat situation, but it took crews about two hours to move the semi from traffic lanes.

No more immediate information was available.

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