2 hurt as semi-truck hits bridge pillar under I-10 at McRae Blvd.

EL PASO, Texas -- Two people were injured Saturday afternoon when a semi-truck crashed into a bridge pillar under Interstate 10 in east El Paso.

Police closed all northbound and southbound lanes of McRae Boulevard under Interstate 10 West due to the 4 p.m. crash and told motorists to avoid the area.

Officers said the road would remain shut down until engineers could make a determination as to whether any structural damage had occurred to the bridge pillar.

It was unknown what caused the crash, but wet roads due to heavy rain had led to a number of big-rigs jackknifing earlier in the day on El Paso roadways.

First-responders indicated one of the two crash victims had to be extricated from the wreckage; both were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

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