WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A tractor-trailer crashed from a North Carolina overpass Friday morning, spilling 200 gallons of fuel and snarling traffic.
The truck ran off the highway near an overpass and crashed down an embankment, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
Crash at the Research Parkway bridge over 52. Tractor trailer off embankment. Please use caution
Posted by City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government on Friday, March 13, 2020
The area near Research Parkway was closed while crews worked to clear the scene, the Winston-Salem Fire Department said.
Fire and Haz-Mat units on the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer @ Research Parkway and SB 52. Research parkway is closed at Hwy 52 and SB 52 moving slowly through the downtown area. #wsfire .80 pic.twitter.com/rgZfi78G4e
— Winston-Salem FD (@cityofwsfire) March 13, 2020
There were no injuries, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. The trailer was destroyed in the crash.
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