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Truck Strikes Bridge, Shuts Down Texas 121 in Melissa

Authorities said a rock truck hit a bridge on Texas 121 in Melissa, shutting the road down Thursday morning. [[322384432,C]]

Collin County authorities said the truck was traveling on Texas 121 just before 5 a.m. when it struck the Texas 5 bridge.

Crews closed parts of both roads along with U.S. 75 to clean the debris. U.S. 75 has since reopened.

As of 7:15 a.m., Texas 121 remains closed as Texas Department of Transportation officials inspect the bridge. There is no word yet when the road will reopen.

No injuries have been reported.

NBC 5's Anthony Kiekow contributed to this report.

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