Update 9:53 a.m. According to Lieutenant Darrin McClure, this may have been two separate accidents involved a half-dozen cars. Police are conducting an investigation. McClure indicated the preliminary report indicated no serious injuries.

Drivers should stay clear of the southbound lanes of I-170 at Ladue Road. Ladue police and fire personnel are tending to a multiple car wreck on the median lane of the highway.

It looks to be more than a half-dozen cars are involved in the pileup with some of the autombiles being heavily damaged.

The-Ladue Frontenac Patch will update this story as details are forthcoming.