UPDATE: All lanes of I-39/90 near Beloit reopen after pileup - WKOW

UPDATE (WKOW) — Wisconsin State Patrol reports 85 vehicles were progressive successful a clang that closed I-39/90 betwixt Beloit and Janesville for implicit 8 hours. 

According to State Patrol, 21 radical were wounded successful the multi-vehicle crash. 

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UPDATE (WKOW) -- All lanes of I-39/90 adjacent Beloit person reopened aft a ample pileup earlier successful the day.

The southbound lanes reopened astir 8 p.m. Friday. About 45 minutes later, the northbound lanes reopened.

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BELOIT (WKOW) — All lanes of I-39/90 are closed adjacent Beloit due to the fact that of a clang Friday afternoon, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The clang occurred astir 12:30 p.m. adjacent mile marker 181, and the Wisconsin State Patrol is responding. State Patrol told 27 News "up to 50 cars are involved." 

The Rock County Sheriff's Office connected Facebook asked drivers to debar the area. The bureau said its unit are "currently handling respective multiple-vehicle accidents and consequent pileups." 

The State Patrol said they judge snow, crystal and whiteout conditions were a origin successful the archetypal crash.

Beloit Memorial Hospital officials told 27 News' Rockford affiliate that 27 patients from the clang are successful their care. Injuries reported to the infirmary are head, cervix and enarthrosis pain. No further accusation connected injuries oregon diligent conditions was instantly available. 

The infirmary said they won't beryllium receiving anymore patients. Medical unit were told that each patients person been recovered from the scene. 

The archetypal diligent arrived astir 1:40 p.m., an hr aft the clang happened. 

The agelong of I-39/90 is closed from County Road S to WIS 11 West / Avalon Road, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. It's astir a seven-mile-long closure. 

For detours, drivers traveling northbound should get disconnected astatine exit 183 past spell southbound to HWY BT, westbound to HWY G, northbound to HWY 11 past eastbound backmost to I-39/90. 

For southbound drivers, Exit astatine HWY 11, spell westbound to HWY G, South to HWY S past northbound backmost to I-39/90. 

State patrol and different instrumentality enforcement agencies are assisting cars involved, investigating the clang and moving to wide the road.

Don Driscoll, with Beloit Transit, confirmed to 27 News that they are sending a autobus to assistance assistance successful the crash. 27 News' Rockford affiliate reports 21 radical took the autobus to Beloit Memorial Hospital to structure from acold temperatures. No 1 connected the autobus was wounded successful the crash.  

WisDOT 511 cameras are showing terrible backups.

This is simply a processing communicative that volition beryllium updated.