UPDATE: Highway 60 reopened in Montgomery County after accident

UPDATE: Highway 60 between I-64 and Mt. Sterling reopened at about 6 p.m. Friday after an accident closed the road for almost four hours.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Anyone driving to Montgomery County this evening might consider other routes because of delays caused by a traffic accident.

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Winchester Road in the area of Green Acres subdivision is closed due to a serious accident. Green Acres road is between five and six miles west of Mt. Sterling on Highway 60 and about five miles east of I-64.

As of 2:50 p.m., emergency responders expected the road to be closed about two hours while accident reconstructionist worked the scene.