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Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes I-40 Ramp in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem Police say the ramp from 311 North to I-40 West will be closed for several hours.

Credit: Winston-Salem Fire Dept.

Haz-Mat crews have a leak contained at a tractor-trailer accident in Winston-Salem.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — An overturned tractor-trailer is closing the ramp from 311 North to I-40 West in Winston-Salem Sunday afternoon.

Traffic is being rerouted to I-40 East. Highway 311 north was closed at the Ridgewood Road Exit. Winston-Salem Police say the ramp will be closed for several hours. The tractor-trailer driver has minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.

There was a small leak coming from the tanker that HazMat crews contained. Police ask drivers to use a different route.

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