NELSON TWP - Drivers traveling on U.S. Route 422 in Portage County found traffic backed up during their Wednesday morning commute.
Dispatchers received reports of a multi-vehicle crash just west of the Trumbull County line near Fenstermaker Road shortly after 6 a.m. in Nelson Township.
Rescue crews from Portage and Trumbull Counties were sent to the scene along eastbound Route 422, just past Fenstermaker Road.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol told 21 News that six vehicles were involved. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
A Trooper told 21 News that a car ran into a disabled vehicle along the road, causing a chain reaction involving the other vehicles.
As of 7:15 a.m., the Ohio Department of Transportation reported that eastbound and westbound Route 422 were closed to traffic along the county line. The highway is now open in both directions.
It’s estimated that more than 13,000 cars and trucks drive that stretch of road each day.