WADSWORTH, Ohio — Interstate 76 eastbound was closed between SR-57 and SR-94 in Medina County near Wadsworth for hours Monday morning due to an apparent crash of a cement truck, officials and News 5 crews confirmed.
The road was reopened as of 10 a.m. Monday, ODOT confirmed.
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Motorists were advised by the Ohio Department of Transportation to avoid the area and seek an alternate route. Traffic was directed off I-76 at SR-57 and SR-94 interchanges, ODOT said.
A News 5 photographer driving by the area captured video of a cement truck that appeared to have gone from the westbound lanes into the eastbound lanes and crashed on the far shoulder.
