Wednesday, January 7, 2015

62ND STREET BRIDGE REOPENS FOLLOWING TRUCK ACCIDENT IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA. OKLA. HIGHWAY CLOSED AFTER SEMI CARRYING MILITARY-GRADE EXPLOSIVES CRASHES.



62ND STREET BRIDGE REOPENS FOLLOWING TRUCK ACCIDENT IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, 8:33 a.m.

Police closed the 62nd Street Bridge for several hours after a large truck crashed on a barrier early Wednesday morning.
An Allegheny County dispatch supervisor said local agencies had to call for assistance in removing the truck and cleaning a fuel spill that resulted from the truck's crash at 1:44 a.m. The supervisor was unsure what the truck was carrying.
The supervisor said the bridge, which connects Stanton Heights and Sharpsburg on Route 8, reopened around 9 a.m.

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Okla. Highway Closed After Semi Carrying Military-Grade Explosives Crashes
Posted 8:09 am, January 7, 2015, by Shain Bergan
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Okla. (KFSM) – Northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 271 in Choctaw County, Okla., have been shut down, after a semi truck hauling military-grade explosives crashed on the highway, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. Wednesday, prompting an explosives team from Fort Still, Okla., to respond to the wreck. They are inspecting the load to make sure it is stable to be moved, according to the highway patrol.
The state Department of Transportation is also on scene and has set up a detour onto Old Grant Highway, according to the highway patrol.