Overturned tractor trailer blocks I-40 ramp in Raleigh, driver injured

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- An overturned tractor trailer blocked the Interstate 40 eastbound ramp at Hammond Road in Raleigh for several hours Wednesday morning.

Authorities said around 4 a.m., the 18-wheeler flipped over while taking the on-ramp from Hammond Road. The accident caused it to spill a large amount of mulch it was carrying all over the roadway.

The driver was thrown a few feet from the truck's cab and was taken to the hospital, but he is expected to be okay.

It took crews several hours to clean up the mulch that was blocking the I-40 entrance. The ramp reopened to traffic just after 7 a.m.

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