Lane of I-70 closed for pedestrian crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A crash involving a pedestrian led to a lane of Interstate 70 in Columbia to shut down on Tuesday night.

The Columbia Police Department announced on its social media that officers have responded to a crash with a pedestrian at the I-70 Connector with Highway 63. One lane of traffic is closed.

Information from the Missouri Department of Transportation says the crash was reported in the eastbound lane of I-70 at 6:20 p.m. Delays in the area are expected to last roughly an hour and a half, according to MoDOT’s Traveler Map.

Boone County Joint Communications and CPD both announced the lane was back open at 7:40 p.m.

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