Truck wreck snarls I-40 in Orange County
A truck crash on Interstate 40 eastbound in Orange County overnight snarled the morning rush hour as traffic backed up for miles.
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The double-axle box truck ran off the right side of the road near mile marker 268 and down an embankment about 4:30 a.m., the Highway patrol reported.
The truck stopped behind a guardrail, troopers said.
The right lane of the two-lane eastbound highway was closed as emergency workers, wreckers and trucks for off-loading cargo gathered around the wrecked truck.
The driver received minor injuries, the patrol said.
Before 8 a.m., traffic cameras along I-40 showed cars and trucks backed up well into Orange County. Officials said it would take some time to reopen the right lane of the road.
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