BATON ROUGE - An accident involving a lumber truck on the I-10 westbound flyover toward the Mississippi River Bridge forced highway officials to close the merging portion of I-110 to I-10 East underneath over concerns the truck's shifting load could topple onto motorists passing under the debacle.

The crash happened during the evening rush Wednesday. 

Accident involving a lumber truck & 18-wheeler blocking the left lane I-10 West @ 110 split. Delays to Essen Lane. pic.twitter.com/JalyKgVEFd

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Traffic cameras monitoring the situation showed the lumber load on the back of an 18-wheeler with an obvious and dubious lean. Authorities closed I-110 South to likely avoid any potential debris from falling onto the traffic underneath. 

I-110 South traffic was forced to take I-10 West into West Baton Rouge over the new bridge and then detour back to continue their commute to I-10 East. 

I-110 South is CLOSED at the split. Crews are forcing drivers to take I-10 West over the MSR Bridge. pic.twitter.com/MRmDFPxgvC

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Police said the situation was the result of a two-vehicle crash on I-10. Officials said the semi swerved to avoid the crash and its load became dislodged as a result.

The issue lingered well after 6:30 Wednesday evening. Because of the wreck on westbound lanes of I-10, traffic leaving Baton Rouge was backed up to Essen Lane at one point. Delays on the closed I-110 South reached Florida.

There's no word yet on injuries.

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