BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC : Tractor-trailer crashes off bridge; road closed on Wednesday, January 18th 2017
Brunswick, North Carolina
An 18-wheeler crashed into a canal in Brunswick County late Wednesday night.
According to Southport Fire Chief Todd Coring, the tractor-trailer ran off a bridge just before midnight on River Road at the entrance of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant.
The driver was taken out of the vehicle; their condition is unknown at this time.
Officials say the truck was carrying woods chips at the time of the crash.
River Road is closed near the accident until further notice.
Chief Coring says traffic is being diverted from Southport onto Dosher Cutoff Road and from Boiling Spring Lakes onto Jabbertown Road.
We have a crew on the way to the scene.
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Tractor-trailer crashes off bridge; road closed