Crash on Westbound I-70 in Callaway County causes traffic backups

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A semi-truck crash on westbound Interstate 70 in Callaway County closed the left lane for more than four hours Tuesday.

According to the MoDOT Traveler Map, the crash near the 137 mile-marker was reported at 6:40 a.m. Traffic is backed up past the Millersburg exit.

ABC 17 News arrived at the scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw the trailer of a semi with heavy damage and appeared to be partially on a concrete barrier. Four tow trucks and one Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle were seen.

The trailer was hauled from the scene at 10:30 a.m. At least two tow trucks were used to maneuver the mangled trailer off the guardrail and onto a flatbed.

At around 8 a.m., the cab of the semi was towed from the scene and emergency personnel were working on moving the trailer off the road.

According to an X post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash involved a tractor-trailer and nobody was hurt. The passing lane is blocked, but the driving lane is open.

🚨Crash Partially Blocking WB I-70🚨 Troopers are investigating a one vehicle non-injury crash involving a tractor trailer on westbound I-70, at the 137 mile marker, east of Columbia. The passing lane is blocked, but traffic can still get by the scene using the driving lane. https://t.co/LBUoiBSC20

— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) October 20, 2026

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