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UPDATE: Overturned truck snarls Cleveland traffic

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CLEVELAND, TN (WRCB) -- An early morning truck accident on northbound Interstate 75 Tuesday created a headache for commuters and those involved.

A truck carrying a full load of soybean hulls overturned, crashing through the guard rail and coming to rest on its side away from the roadway.

The truck's driver, a 55-year-old male was pinned in the wreckage. The Cleveland Fire Department cut down trees and performed the extrication to get the patient out of the mangled truck.

The accident closed the roadway was closed for several hours, and workers spent most of the morning cleaning up the mess.

 

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