A collision involving at least one semitrailer and multiple other vehicles has closed a portion of Transmountain Road by Interstate 10 in West El Paso.
The El Paso Police Department responded to a collision about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Transmountain Road and North Desert Boulevard. A witness at the scene reported seeing people on the ground near vehicles that appeared to be heavily damaged.
Transmountain Road was closed at the intersection as pieces of metal, plastic and other debris littered the roadway.
El Paso police officials had not disclosed the number of persons injured and the extent of injuries as an investigation was underway by the Special Traffic Investigations Unit.
The Texas Department of Transportation highway map shows that
the Transmountain westbound is closed at the intersection, with a "critical" incident listed at the foot of the mountain road.
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This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Several injured in El Paso multi-vehicle crash on Transmountain Road
