I-70 W near New Concord re-opens *UPDATE*

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – ***UPDATE***  The Ohio Department of Transportation now says that the I-70 westbound lanes have re-opened to traffic after a semi tractor-trailer accident.

Sergeant Jeffrey Jirles says at 8:30 Tuesday morning, the driver of a semi tractor-trailer traveling westbound on I-70 near the Norwich exit, lost control and sent the truck over an embankment.

The driver, 41-year-old, Dieusaint Victor, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was seriously injured and transported by Medflight to Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

The co-passenger, 27-year-old Frandly Pierre, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was ejected from the truck and transported to Genesis Hospital.

The crash closed I-70 for about 6 hours and remains under investigation.