BATON ROUGE – First responders say no one was injured after a crash flipped a car on I-12 east Sunday afternoon.

Photos from the scene show a red Toyota Carola with on its side with a smashed windshield. Authorities say the incident happened around 2:20 p.m. at the Essen Lane exit of I-12 east.

DOTD reports that the left and center lanes are blocked at that location and traffic is passing through the right lane. Traffic congestion reached the I-10/12 split by 2:30 p.m.

The crash comes just days after an overturned tanker truck locked down traffic on I-12 for hours as crews worked to drain propane from the truck's tank.

The left and center lanes are blocked on I-12 East at Essen Lane due to an accident. Traffic congestion has reached I-10/12.

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