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.

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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