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Tractor trailer flips on its side, closing Miami Blvd ramp on I 40 in Durham

A tractor trailer flipped over on its side Tuesday morning, closing the Miami Boulevard ramp on Interstate 40 in Durham for half of the day.

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Jessica Patrick
, WRAL digital journalist
DURHAM, N.C. — A tractor trailer flipped over on its side Tuesday morning, closing the Miami Boulevard ramp on Interstate 40 in Durham for half of the day.

Exit 281, the ramp from I 40 E onto Miami Boulevard in Durham, was shut down before 6 a.m. while crews responded to the scene. The ramp reopened around noon.

Tractor trailer on its side closes exit ramp on I 40 in Durham

The driver, who spoke to WRAL News, was not seriously injured in the crash.

Firefighters were working to contain an oil spill from the truck.

The crash is under investigation.

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