Name: Traffic Shut Down After Large Cylinder Fell Off 18-Wheeler video
Uploaded: 2026-05-11T21:45:37.000Z
Description: An oversized load on an 18-wheeler struck a bridge on Katy Freeway in Houston, causing a large cylinder to fall off the truck. Traffic in the area has been shut down as police manage the incident.

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An oversized load on an 18-wheeler struck a bridge on Katy Freeway in Houston, causing a large cylinder to fall off the truck. Traffic in the area has been shut down as police manage the incident.

Traffic Shut Down After Large Cylinder Fell Off 18-Wheeler

 99-018 we're gonna need a heavy-duty wrecker out here this container is

 approximately 45,000 pounds and we're going to need a heavy-duty wrecker to

 put it back on the trailer or do something with it I'm duty badge 9-5-0-9

 can you get a Mary unit at Clay in Louisiana

99-018 we're gonna need a heavy-duty wrecker out here this container is approximately 45,000 pounds and we're going to need a heavy-duty wrecker to put it back on the trailer or do something with it I'm duty badge 9-5-0-9 can you get a Mary unit at Clay in Louisiana

Police advise that a heavy-duty wrecker is needed to move the 45,000-pound cylinder from the roadway.

 Correction, we are going to block lane 4. We're only going to let traffic pass on lane 1.

 We're going to need a heavy duty out here and truck enforcement if you got it.

Correction, we are going to block lane 4. We're only going to let traffic pass on lane 1. We're going to need a heavy duty out here and truck enforcement if you got it. And DOT.

 My preliminary evaluation is we got lanes 2 and 3 blocked, and we got traffic going

My preliminary evaluation is we got lanes 2 and 3 blocked, and we got traffic going through on lanes 1 and 4.

Traffic is now only passing through lane 1, with lanes 2, 3, and 4 blocked, according to officers.

 Can you check on the low flow I-10 eastbound at Houston Avenue?

 A truck left its low, blocking two lanes of traffic.

Can you check on the low flow I-10 eastbound at Houston Avenue? A truck left its low, blocking two lanes of traffic. Can I get an underscore?

 3295, I'm at that location right now, you want me to shut it down here?

 Yes sir, go ahead and shut it down, we're about to make contact.

3295, I'm at that location right now, you want me to shut it down here? Yes sir, go ahead and shut it down, we're about to make contact.

Traffic is now being shut down at the location where the cylinder fell off the truck.

 75-026-95, do you want me to shut down the ramp?

 Sir, there's nothing to shut down, it's a muffler, it's some sort of big cylinder, fell off the 18-wheeler.

75-026-95, do you want me to shut down the ramp? Sir, there's nothing to shut down, it's a muffler, it's some sort of big cylinder, fell off the 18-wheeler.

Officers advise that a large cylinder fell off the 18-wheeler. They are not shutting down traffic.

 San Fransisco 95, we need about one more T, got an oversize load, hit the bridge at Houston Avenue, Katy Freeway inbound, center lanes.

 That's good. San Fransisco 95, San Fransisco 21, you can check by with the sign board.

 Katy Freeway inbound at Houston, oversize load, hit the bridge, cross road.

San Fransisco 95, we need about one more T, got an oversize load, hit the bridge at Houston Avenue, Katy Freeway inbound, center lanes. Roger, I'll get that way. That's good. San Fransisco 95, San Fransisco 21, you can check by with the sign board. Katy Freeway inbound at Houston, oversize load, hit the bridge, cross road.

Police on scene report that an oversized load struck the bridge in the center lanes. Additional units are en route for assistance.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Katy Fwy & Houston Ave.

Traffic Shut Down After Large Cylinder Fell Off 18-Wheeler

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