A man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover on the Glenn Highway on Wednesday afternoon near Eagle River, police said.
The rollover was reported just before 1 p.m. on the southbound highway between the South Eagle River and Hiland Road exits, the Anchorage Police Department said in an online statement. The man was ejected from the Chevy Trailblazer involved in the collision, police said. He was taken to the hospital with injuries police described as life-threatening.
An investigation into the cause of the crash was continuing.
Drivers reported backups through Eagle River on Wednesday afternoon. Traffic on the southbound highway was diverted onto the South Eagle River exit to allow the department’s traffic unit to access the scene, police said.
Police said the highway reopened by around 3:30 p.m., and the exit ramp onto the overpass at Hiland Road reopened just before 5 p.m.