Log truck loses load on 59 overpass in Lufkin
Published: Jul. 4, 2022 at 1:13 PM CDT|Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A log truck crash closed the area of the intersection of US 59 south and the loop in Lufkin on Monday. Lufkin police announced Loop 287 was reopened by 5:20 p.m. that evening.
From a photo posted by Constable Tom Selman, it appears the truck wrecked on the 59 overpass and spilled logs onto the loop underpass.
Selman said the wreck occurred around 12:40 p.m.
According to Lufkin police, nobody was injured in the one-vehicle wreck. Loop 287 under South First Street will be closed for the majority of the afternoon while the truck and timber are removed.
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