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Wreck involving tanker, 2 other vehicles briefly shuts down westbound I-10 in Beaumont Wednesday afternoon

The wreck involved an SUV and a car police said.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police and firefighters were called to the scene of a major wreck involving an 18-wheeler along Interstate 10 near Laurel St. Wednesday afternoon.

The wreck, which happened at about 12:50 p.m., involved an 18-wheeler tanker and two other vehicles on westbound Interstate 10 according to a Beaumont Police Department spokesperson. 

Traffic was diverted off of the interstate while officers and firefighters worked the wreck and during the clean up according to a Beaumont Police Department spokesperson. 

The crash was cleared by 2:20 p.m. 

Two people were sent to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. 

This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.

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