Parts of I-20 closed
Posted/updated on: June 11, 2026 at 4:15 pm
KILGORE – The eastbound lanes of I-20 near Highway 31 in Kilgore are to be closed to about 6.pm. on Thursday as crews clean debris from a semi-truck crash off the roadway, that according to our news partner KETK.
The Kilgore Fire Department said, the truck tractor and trailer drove off the roadway and into the tree line off of I-20 near mile marker 590. Firefighters were able to extricate the driver, who was the sole occupant. The driver has been hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.
Crews are now working to clean debris from the crash and remove the truck, which is expected to close down the eastbound lanes of I-20 in the area for the next five to six hours, Adam Albritton from DPS told KETK News.
