Truck carrying pipes overturns in Durham

Monday, September 11, 2017
DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A truck carrying a load of plastic pipes overturned on the ramp from the Durham Freeway to Highway 15/501 Monday afternoon, spilling the load all over the road.

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Police said the truck was coming off Hwy 147 when it rolled over about 2:40 p.m.

Cleanup continues on overturned pipe load


The mess blocked U.S. 15/501 north at Hillsborough Road and a section of the Durham Freeway at the Hillsborough Road exit.

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No one was injured in the crash.



The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Crews were working to clear up the pipes and get the truck out of the road. The roads and ramps were fully reopened shortly before 8 p.m.

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