ALTON - An accident on Martin Luther King Drive has one lane of traffic closed while the Alton Police and Fire Department clear the wreckage.

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Alton Police closed off one lane of traffic at the intersection of Northport Drive and MLK around just after 9:30 a.m. Friday morning while the northbound lane remained open.

An officer on the scene said no injuries were reported and no one involved in the accident required emergency medical attention.

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