Crime & Safety

Overturned Truck on Old Dover Road Delays Traffic

Authorities say an investigation into the accident is underway.

and units from the spent the late afternoon Monday at the scene of an overturned truck on Old Dover Road near Union Hill Road.

A police spokesperson said no injuries were reported in the accident that spilled fluid on the roadway and forced police to close off a section of the road.

Police could not identify what the liquid was that spilled from what was described as a dump truck carrying a trailer that rolled down an embankment.

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The truck was able to be placed right side up again and was towed from the scene around 6 p.m., when the cleared road was reopened to traffic.

Patch will have more details as they become available.

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