Crime & Safety
Lumber Truck Crash Closes Lanes of Route 2 in Glastonbury
The truck loaded with 80,000 pounds of lumber reportedly went down an embankment.
A tractor-trailer loaded with wood was involved in a crash and went down an embankment on Route 2 in Glastonbury on Tuesday morning, according to State Police and Conn DOT reports.
The truck crashed at 7:37 a.m. in the median near exit 8 eastbound and a bridge will need to be inspected, police told NBC Connecticut. The truck was carrying an 80,000-pound load of lumber, according to WTIC.
One lane of Route 2 is blocked in both directions. It was not immediately known whether there were any injuries and how long it would take to clean up the debris.
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