Tractor-trailer hauling apricots overturns, close I-95 N in Nash County

NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A tractor-trailer hauling jars of apricots overturned on I-95 N Wednesday morning, closing the roadway between NC-97 and Sandy Cross Road in Nash County.

Officials have yet to say what caused the crash; however, they said the truck, which came from Florida, overturned and caught on fire.

The driver was taken to Nash General Hospital with minor injuries.

The road was closed for several hours Wednesday morning.