The crash was listed on Houston TranStar at about 6:30 a.m. One outbound lane was open until just before 8 a.m., when authorities shut down the freeway.
About an hour later, authorities opened one lane again.
According to the office's post, one person was dead at the scene.
It wasn't immediately known what led to the crash.
You can take Hempstead as an alternate route.
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