Big rig accident jams West Loop NB at Westheimer

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The northbound lanes of the 610 West Loop at Westheimer are jammed by an accident involving an 18-wheeler.

For more than an hour, traffic has been at a crawl as emergency crews try to clean up this mess.

Traffic is now backed up behind this accident as far as Stella Link, according to Katherine Whaley.

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