I-45 Gulf Freeway northbound reopens at Telephone after multi-car pileup caused delays

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Traffic is moving again after a multi-car pileup left the inbound lanes blocked on the Gulf Freeway Monday morning.

The crash was reported just after 6 a.m. on I-45 northbound at Telephone Road and involved eight vehicles, according to Houston Transtar.

The crash was cleared at 7:26 a.m.

SkyEye video from above the crash showed one of the vehicles flipped over.

It appeared that multiple injuries were reported. Several ambulances were seen transporting patients.

At one point, backups stretched more than three miles.

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