ST. LOUIS — Traffic is flowing again on eastbound I-270 after a crash near Lilac Avenue shut down the interstate. Two vehicles collided just east of Lewis and Clark Boulevard at mile marker 33.4.
The crash happened at 8:54 a.m., officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The closure is expected to last an hour.
An aerial view from Sky5 showed a tractor trailer stopped on the shoulder and a passenger vehicle stopped in the middle of the interstate. Several ambulances, fire trucks and police cars are on the scene. A tow truck is working to remove the passenger car.
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