Update Oct. 13 10:09 p.m.

The Texas Department of Transportation reports that the area is back open.

Original Story

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Officials with the Texas Department of Transportation report that I-27 southbound at Hawthorne is closed due to a wreck.

Traffic is being diverted, people are asked to avoid the area.

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