CLEVELAND — A two-mile portion of I-71 North has reopened after being closed for approximately one hour following a crash on Thursday morning.
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According to the City of Brookpark, the 1.8-mile stretch beyond Bagley Road was closed after a crash involving 2 semi-tractor-trailer units occurred at approximately 10:42 a.m. The crash resulted in the units being disabled on the roadway, with a fuel spill making the roadway slippery.
Traffic was closed for one hour as a result of the crash, with just one lane initially being reopened. All of the lanes were opened with the scene fully cleared at 1:40 p.m.
A preliminary investigation into the crash has indicated that both units were traveling northbound in the right 2 lanes when one unit struck the rear of the other causing its trailer to be disconnected from the semi-tractor. The tractor unit proceeded into the left and struck the divider wall, with the driver suffering minor injuries before being transported to the hospital for evaluation.
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