Westbound lanes of South Loop at Telephone Rd reopen hours after fatal accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities have reopened I-610 South Loop at Telephone Road after a fatal accident involving a child forced crews to shut it down.

The wreck happened around 2pm on the westbound lanes of I-610 South Loop at Telephone Road.

Authorities had shut down all main lanes and the entrance ramp to the highway and expected the closure to last through rush hour as they tended to the scene.

But crews managed to get it cleared sooner and the higwhay was reopened shortly before 5:30pm.

SkyEye HD aerials show an overturned vehicle on the highway. We're told a little girl around the age of 3 was ejected from the vehicle and died, but no details were immediately available about the wreck.

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All lanes of Beltway 8 North reopen after big rig accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An accident involving an 18-wheeler hauling two trailers had shut down all lanes of Beltway 8 on the north side for most of Thursday morning.

Both the westbound and eastbound lanes reopened shortly before noon. The accident happened just after 8am on the westbound lanes of Beltway 8 North at JFK. Police believe a car side-swiped an 18-wheeler cab hauling two trailers, causing one of the trailers to collide with the center median and take out a utility pole.

According to Houston TranStar officials, that trailer collided with the center lane lighting system, so power was turned off in the immediate area.

Emergency crews worked to remove the utility pole so the trailer could be towed away.

There is no word of any serious injuries.

One trailer was empty, while another was carrying paint product.

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Highway 290 inbound lanes at Telge Rd. reopen after fuel spill

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Highway 290 has reopened Thursday afternoon after a fuel spill shut down all inbound lanes in northwest Harris County.

All westbound lanes of 290 at Telge Rd. had been closed since a little before 11am Thursday while crews worked to clean up the spill. Only the shoulder was getting by.

Motorists were being diverted to the feeder road at Telge and traffic was backed up to Jones Rd.

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