Southwest Freeway SB reopens at Bissonnet after 18-wheeler crash

A crash blocks southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway at Bissonnet in southwest Houston.

A major roadway in southwest Houston has reopened hours after a shutdown caused by a crash on Thursday morning. 

The southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway reopened at Bissonnet shortly before 1 p.m.

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According to Houston police, an 18-wheeler overturned on the roadway on Thursday morning.

A crash blocks southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway at Bissonnet in southwest Houston.

SkyFOX aerials showed the truck's trailer flipped on its side and blocking multiple lanes.

An overhead sign was also damaged.