2-vehicle accident restricts travel on northbound I-49

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - All lanes of northbound Interstate 49 in Shreveport are back open to traffic.

Travel on northbound I-49 was down to one lane for a time Monday afternoon as crews worked to clear a two-vehicle accident.

It happened at 1:31 p.m. on I-49 just before the Kings Highway exit in Shreveport.

Police say one car clipped the rear of another.

One vehicle wound up upside-down.

Both drivers were taken to a hospital to be checked out.

The wreck closed all but the middle lane and caused traffic to back up about 3 miles.