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Update: The highway has reopened.

ST. LOUIS – A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 64/40 early Friday spreading its load of soybeans across the highway and shutting down all lanes at Vandeventer in Midtown.

It happened around 6:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near Grand and Market Street.

According to authorities, the big rig was heading east on Highway 40 just west of the Market Street exit when somehow the driver lost control and started hitting the concrete support pillars just off the left side of the highway.

Moments later, the semi lost its load spilling the soybeans. Fortunately, no one was hurt and no other vehicles were hit.

Authorities believe only the trailer part of the semi rolled over not the cab where the driver was sitting.

With 40 east completely closed in the area, traffic is being routed off the highway at Vandeventer. Motorists were advised to expected delays in the area as crews worked to clean up the mess.

Missouri Department of Transportation officials tells Fox 2 at this point there is no estimated time of when the highway might reopen.

There is some damage to at least one of the concrete pillars. We are told an engineer will check them but it appears everything is okay and the pillars have not been compromised.



What a mess! @SkyFOXSTL above the scene of this overturned tractor trailer that has 64/40 EB closed down…. traffic being forced off at Vandeventer @FOX2now #STLTraffic pic.twitter.com/EuoucntskU — Molly Rose (@MollyRoseTV) March 6, 2020

EB I-64 & Market – MVA involving an overturned tractor trailer. A large amount of dry product (soy beans) has spilled onto the highway. No injuries immediately reported. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/7SygBzwhGs — St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) March 6, 2020