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Crash and spill closes I-64 on Poplar Street Bridge

The roadway is closed and traffic is being redirected to the CD ramp as of 10:05 a.m. The closure is expected to remain for at least two hours.
Credit: KSDK

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Eastbound Interstate 64 on the Poplar Street Bridge is closed due to a crash and spill on the roadway. 

According to the Illinois State Police, the crash happened shortly after 8:15 a.m. on I-64 on the Poplar Street Bridge. 

Illinois police said troopers responded to a crash involving an overturned truck tractor semi-trailer and a dump truck. A spill on the roadway was reported, but police did not say what kind of liquid it was.

One person was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The roadway is closed and traffic is being redirected to the ramp as of 10:05 a.m. The closure is expected to remain for at least two hours.

Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. 

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