Traffic
Driver of pickup truck injured in tractor trailer crash near Wilson
A tractor trailer crash closed a portion of U.S. Highway 264 in Wilson County on Wednesday.
Posted 2021-03-17T12:35:18+00:00 - Updated 2021-03-17T14:10:14+00:00
Crash closes portion of US 264 in Wilson
By Brett Knese , WRAL multimedia journalist
A crash involving two tractor trailers and a pickup truck closed a portion of U.S. Highway 264 in Wilson County on Wednesday.
The WRAL Breaking News Tracker was at the scene before 8 a.m. Two truck drivers were expected okay, but the person in the pickup truck was taken to a hospital.
There was no update on that driver's condition.
Officials said the crash occurred before 8 a.m. in the westbound lanes when the truck hit an overpass.
The westbound lanes of U.S. 264 were closed between Downing Road and N.C. Highway 42. At 8:30 a.m., crews were working to remove the tractor trailers from the highway.