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July 13, 2007

N. Kingstown truck rollover causes beach-traffic delays

NORTH KINGSTOWN – On this beautiful sunny Friday, as people are heading to the beaches of South County, a tractor trailer that was hauling trash and tipped over onto the median barriers of Route 1 is causing traffic delays.

State Department of Transportation officials plan to set up alternate routes for motorists, according to the state police.

The accident occurred at the Route 138 east interchange.

Shortly after 9 a.m. today, at least one worker was seen climbing out of the truck, which lay perpendicular to the northbound and southbound lanes at that time. No other vehicles appeared to be involved.

Shortly after 10 a.m., traffic was backed up nearly to the Route 2 interchange.

The man driving the truck suffered no serious injuries, the state police said.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson, with reports from Journal staff writer Randal Edgar and Journal environment writer Peter B. Lord

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 10:49 AM | Permalink

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