Truck crash closes Tok Cutoff Highway in both directions

A crash involving a commercial truck closed the Tok Cutoff Highway in both directions early Monday, between mile markers 59 and 60. Alaska 511 issued the alert at 5:28 am and estimated the closure would last about two hours.

The closure blocks travel in both directions on the road the state calls the principal route from the Alaska Highway west to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska. Drivers in the area are told to use caution.

The alert describes a "commercial vehicle accident" near milepost 60. It does not list injuries, a cause or the people involved.

Alaska 511 lists Oct. 19 as the alert's end date, separate from its two-hour closure estimate. Drivers can check current conditions on Alaska 511's Tok region page.