An 18-wheel flatbed tractor trailer truck lost control of its load and overturned on Port Access Road, approximately one-half mile from Island Road, Saturday morning, according to Sgt. Glenn Culpepper with the Columbus Police Department.
Culpepper said the truck was traveling south around 9 a.m., carrying a load of steel from Severstal, when a north-bound car took the curve too quickly, cutting the truck off. The truck swerved, and the roll of steel it was carrying shifted, causing the truck to overturn.
The driver of the truck was treated at the scene for minor injuries. The driver of the car did not stop, and Culpepper said they have no leads as to the vehicle or its driver at this time.
Carmen K. Sisson is the former news editor at The Dispatch.
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