SALINE COUNTY, Ark. – Westbound Interstate 30 traffic in Saline County was slowed Thursday evening after a crash.
According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash happened just after 7:30 p.m. near Mile Marker 116 and caused the left lane to be closed.
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The incident report said that the crashed involved an 18-wheeler and a passenger car. Initially, the crash closed all westbound lanes of traffic. ARDOT reported that the crash was cleared just before 8:30 p.m.
This crash was the third incident in a 2-mile stretch of the interstate Thursday. The first crash involving a tractor-trailer caused some level of closure for four hours throughout the afternoon. A second crash that included a diesel fuel spill happened during the afternoon rush hour.
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For more information on traffic flow in central Arkansas, visit our Traffic page.