Three lanes are blocked on I-71 in Kenwood due to a crash

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Three lanes are blocked on Interstate 71 in Kenwood due to a crash

Updated: 10:20 AM EST Dec 19, 2022

A crash is blocking three lanes on southbound I-71 in Kenwood, Monday morning.Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5Traffic cameras were used to report the crash at 9:51 a.m. near the Montgomery Road exit. Delays are expected to exceed 20 minutes as police work to clear the crash from the roadway.Stop and go traffic is moving through the area by driving on the left shoulder. Traffic is backed up to the Ronald Reagan Highway interchange.Injuries have been reported but not confirmed by WLWT.There is no timetable for when the lanes will reopen.For live traffic updates, click here.Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

KENWOOD, Ohio —

A crash is blocking three lanes on southbound I-71 in Kenwood, Monday morning.

Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5

Traffic cameras were used to report the crash at 9:51 a.m. near the Montgomery Road exit.

Delays are expected to exceed 20 minutes as police work to clear the crash from the roadway.

Stop and go traffic is moving through the area by driving on the left shoulder. Traffic is backed up to the Ronald Reagan Highway interchange.

Injuries have been reported but not confirmed by WLWT.

There is no timetable for when the lanes will reopen.

For live traffic updates, click here.

Do you have photos or video of this incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and any additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.