WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem fire crews are on the scene of a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a building near downtown. It happened Tuesday evening in the area of South Main Street.
Officers said the driver took the off-ramp and was going to fast to make the turn onto Main Street and crashed into the side of the building.
Winston-Salem Fire said the tractor-trailer hit Salem Funeral Home and a nearby transformer. “All patients are free of the vehicle with minor injuries,” the fire department said in a tweet.
The two people in the tractor-trailer refused medical attention, police said.
The fire department's Hazardous Material unit is working to contain the diesel fuel spill from the truck. There's no word on what caused the driver to crash.
Crews have closed South Main Street between Cemetery Street and First Street.
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