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Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Southbound Interstate Lanes in Tuscaloosa
A wreck involving several vehicles has blocked the southbound lanes of the interstate in Tuscaloosa Tuesday afternoon.
Corporal Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers in West Alabama, said the wreck took place just after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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The multi-vehicle accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 20/59 at mile marker 78 in Tuscaloosa.
King said ALEA does not know how long the lanes will be blocked, and until the roadway is clear, traffic is being diverted at exit 79 onto U.S. Highway 11.
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