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All lanes of I-20 near Pearl back open

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By WLBT Staff - email
PEARL, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

A refrigerated Kroger 18-wheeler left Interstate 20 eastbound in Pearl sometime Friday morning and crashed.  About 150 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.

At 3:30 p.m. Friday, MDOT said all the lanes of I-20 eastbound were back open.

The right lane of I-20 eastbound, just past the Pearson Road Exit (Exit 48), had been closed for several hours to cleanup the accident.

The lane closure caused traffic to back up on I-20 eastbound.

MDOT also said it will not shut down the interstate Friday as originally planned. They have postponed the recovery of the 18-wheeler to sometime Saturday.

The big rig ran into the woods, knocking down several trees, but the driver's compartment is intact. It's not clear if anyone was hurt. 

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