Pair of I-10 east crashes near downtown El Paso caused traffic backups

A pair of crashes along Interstate 10 eastbound near downtown El Paso caused significant traffic backups for Monday afternoon commuters.

Police and the Texas Dept. of Transportation said one collision occurred on I-10 east at Reynolds, while another accident involving multiple vehicles happened about the same time on I-10 east at Copia.

Both accidents around 3:30 p.m. triggered lane closures; it took police about an hour to clear both wrecks and get traffic flowing again at normal conditions.

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I-10 East @ Copia, Collision, FINAL, All Lanes Open, Minor Backup.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 24, 2019 I-10 East @ Raynolds, Collision, FINAL, All lanes now open, Backup to Copia

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 24, 2019 I-10 East @ Cotton, collision, left three lanes closed, backup to Porfirio Diaz, clearing time 1 hr.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 24, 2019 I-10 East @ Raynolds, Collision, Left Lane Closed, Backup To Copia, Clearing Time 1 Hour.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 24, 2019 I-10 East @ Copia, Collision, Center lanes closed, Backup to Cotton, Clearing time 1 hr

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 24, 2019