U.S. 52 back open after tractor-trailer crash

UPDATE 11/30/22 @ 11:25 p.m.

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - U.S. 52 is back open in both directions late Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer crash that afternoon near the village of New Boston, the Portsmouth Police Department said.

Officers asked drivers to be advised that the left fast lane remains closed on the westbound side. Drivers are asked to be extra careful in that area.

No one was hurt in the accident, despite the truck losing much of its load on the westbound lanes.

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UPDATE 11/30/22 @ 9:45 p.m.

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - The eastbound lanes of U.S. 52 have reopened Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer crash that afternoon near the village of New Boston, according to the director of Scioto County Emergency Management.

Meanwhile, the westbound lanes remain closed and could be shut down “for some time.”

The crash was reported just before 4 p.m. after the semi hit a concrete barrier wall.

While no injuries were involved, the tractor-trailer’s load spilled over the westbound lanes. Nothing hazardous was reported.

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UPDATE 11/30/22 @ 6:55 p.m.

SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO (WSAZ) - A portion of U.S. 52 has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash.

One eastbound lane of U.S. 52 has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash, according to Scioto County Emergency Management.

The westbound lanes will remain closed until a wrecker is able to remove the tractor-trailer from the roadway.

The crash was reported just before 4 o’clock after the semi hit a concrete barrier wall.

While no injuries were involved, the tractor-trailer’s load spilled over the westbound lanes. Nothing hazardous was reported.

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ORIGINAL STORY

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - A tractor-trailer crash Wednesday afternoon has closed the westbound lanes of U.S. 52, just outside of the village of New Boston, dispatchers say.

While no injuries were involved, the tractor-trailer’s load spilled over the westbound lanes. Nothing hazardous was reported.

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman reports that the eastbound lanes are closed, too. He said the closure is expected to last about three hours during the investigation and cleanup.

The crash was reported at 3:52 p.m. after the semi hit a concrete barrier wall.

The driver refused treatment at the scene.

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