Emergency crews responded early this Friday morning to a vehicle fire at the Neches River Bridge on the northbound lanes of Highway 59 South of Diboll.
We received word just a few minutes ago that the northbound lanes of Loop 287 at Denman in Lufkin are shut down due to an 18 wheeler accident.
That section of the loop will be closed until at least 2pm today.
The official press release from the Lufkin Police Department follows: