All lanes closed after semi hits guardrail on major interstate
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State troopers from the Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) responded around 2:25 a.m. to Interstate 75 at State Route 75 on reports of a semi crash, according to OSHP dispatchers.
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ODOT cameras show that state troopers have blocked all lanes of I-75 SB at Michigan Street.
Traffic is being diverted off the freeway to State Route 47 and then back on I-75 SB.
Dispatchers told News Center 7 that a semi crashed into a guardrail and caused it to bend.
They are waiting on the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to make repairs.
We will update this developing story.
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