Multi-vehicle crash with 18-wheeler hauling beer on North Freeway causes temporary total shutdown

What started out as a major crash resulting in a total freeway shutdown early Thursday morning has ended with the roadway reopened, as Houston police continue to investigate how it all went down.

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Details are limited, but it happened just before 4 a.m. when police reported a multi-vehicle crash with an 18-wheeler hauling beer on the North Freeway toward Little York.

Investigators said at least one car suffered serious damage, and another vehicle was a METRO Lift, which may have had a passenger inside when the crash occurred.

We’re told only one person was hospitalized, but the freeway was completely shut down as the big rig took up at least two lanes.

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The roadway reopened a little before 6:30 a.m., and police are continuing their investigation to see what factors caused the major crash.