JOHNSTON COUNTY (WTVD) -- A man is in the hospital after a diesel truck he was driving overturned Wednesday morning.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 9 a.m. on Old Beulah Road between NC-96 and Buffalo Road.
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Reports show the truck wiped out, overturned, and landed several feet from a house.
Troopers told ABC11 crews on scene that the man had a "medical emergency" which caused the crash.
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The truck was carrying 7,600 gallons of diesel in the tank, but none of it is leaking out.
The driver was transported to Johnston Health; his condition is unknown at this time.
Man injured after diesel truck overturns in Johnston County (Credit: Eyewitness photo)