USPS truck drops several crates of mail on I-40; agency says all will be delivered by Tuesday

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Mail was scattered across I-40 Monday morning, causing traffic backup.

It happened around 5:45 a.m. at Page Road near mile marker 282.

According to Durham Police Department, a mail truck had dropped several crates of mail on the interstate, and another vehicle hit one of them. There were no injuries reported.

USPS recovered the mail that fell out of the truck. The agency told Eyewitness News that it is being taken to a postal processing center to be reprocessed and delivered. There were no packages involved.

People should expect to get the mail involved in the incident by Tuesday, the Postal Service confirmed.

"We thank local authorities for their quick assistance as we recover the mail. We are grateful that the contract driver was not injured," USPS said in a statement to ABC11. "The Postal Service places a high priority on the security of the mail, and we apologize for any inconvenience that this incident may have caused. Customers with questions should contact 1-800-ASK-USPS."

The right lane and the exit towards Page Road were closed for a few hours.