MEDINA, Ohio — Update: All lanes have reopened following a crash on I-271 northbound near Ridge Road Monday morning.
Previous story:
A crash has closed a portion of I-271 northbound in Medina at Ridge Road Monday morning.
Accident on 271 NB near Ridge Road. Video Courtesy of @MVielhaber
— Jon Rudder (@JonRudder) February 25, 2019
You can see a truck that’s slammed into the back of a semi. Looks like you can get off the highway and then get right back on. pic.twitter.com/2xliHONTyG
Two lanes are blocked near Ridge Road as crews respond to the crash. Firefighters from the Granger Fire Department spent about 30 to 40 minutes cutting the driver out of a pick up truck that appeared to have hit a semitrailer.
The driver was taken away in an ambulance, according to a News 5 photographer on scene.
Ambulance just left with the driver of this pickup truck. Granger FD spent about 30-40 minutes cutting that person out. No info on injuries yet but an ambulance did transport. I-271 north at Route 94. Traffic is getting by in the left lane along I-271 pic.twitter.com/03zVyUDkuq
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) February 25, 2019
No further information was released on what caused the crash. News 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
