Motorcyclist involved in major Southwest Freeway crash

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Major crash closes Southwest Freeway northbound lanes
A motorcycle crashed near Chimney Rock Sunday morning, forcing the complete closure of the Freeway near Westpark Drive.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A crash involving a motorcycle forced the closure of a busy southwest Houston freeway for part of Sunday morning.

All northbound main lanes of Southwest Freeway were closed at Westpark Drive due to the crash for around three hours. Traffic was flowing again by 11 a.m.

It happened around 7:30 a.m. just before Chimney Rock.

The motorcyclist suffered a head injury and was transported to a hospital.

There was no word in their condition.

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