Big Rig Wreck on Loop 323

TYLER — Tyler Police report an accident involving one vehicle Thursday morning around 2:45. It happened at the intersection of Loop 323 and Old Henderson Hwy. Authorities say an eighteen wheeler towing a flatbed loaded with crushed cars was traveling southbound on the Loop and was attempting to make a left turn to go eastbound on Old Henderson Hwy. The driver lost control during the turn and the vehicle rolled over on its side knocking down the eastbound traffic signal pole. One passenger in the vehicle was transported to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries. Motorists were encouraged to take alternate routes for most of the day, but the Traffic Engineering Department has advised that the traffic signals at the intersection are now operational and officers are no longer directing traffic.