WEST TWP., Columbiana Co., Ohio - Traffic was snarled along a highway in Columbiana County highway after a tractor-trailer carrying 50,000 pounds of rice veered into a ditch.

The crash happened before 5:30 a.m. along the westbound lane of Route 172 in West Township, near Barrick Road.

Drivers encountered lane closures as crews worked to remove the trailer which was blocking the road.  The road reopened shortly before 7 a.m.

No serious injuries were reported.