Major crash shuts down US 287 northbound at Little Road in Arlington

A crash that left one person seriously injured shut down northbound U.S. 287 at Little Road on Thursday, Arlington police said.

According to authorities, officers responded to the crash at around 2:25 p.m. and found a person lying unresponsive in the roadway. That individual was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Police said no additional details about the injured person were immediately available.

All northbound lanes of US 287 were closed, with traffic diverted to the Turner Warnell exit, police said.  

Accident investigators are on scene working to determine what happened, the department said.

Police asked drivers to avoid the area.

The lanes have since reopened.

CBS News Texas will provide updates as more information becomes available.