Crash on westbound I-30 at Montgomery leaves all lanes blocked Monday evening
Fort Worth police said the number of people involved and extent of any injuries are unknown as of 7:15 p.m. MedStar reported one person had non-life threatening injuries.
The crash possibly involved two or three vehicles and one vehicle reported rolled over, police said.
Officers are still working at the scene.
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