Crime & Safety
Truck Flips In Columbus, Scrap Metal Strewn Across Road (Photo)
BREAKING: A truck reportedly overturned on Island Bridge Road near downtown Columbus. And there's a photo of metal all over the road.

COLUMBUS, MS — Police say a truck overturned near Columbus, Mississippi, and scrap metal was strewn all over the road. The truck overturned on Island Bridge Road near the city's downtown section.
Police said the bridge will be closed for several hours for "clean up" and asked drivers to take a different route.
The main road of 1-82 was open, police said.
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Island Road near downtown will be closed for several hours to clean up after overturned truck. Please take alternate route. Main road of 1-82 is open. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/J5K5y6u4AL
— Columbus MS PD (@Columbus_MS_PD) May 23, 2018
A scrap metal truck has overturned on Island Road bridge near downtown Columbus, right next to the River Walk. The bridge is currently closed until everything is cleaned up. No one was injured from this incident. #wcbinews @WCBINEWS pic.twitter.com/JsnccAp8JY
— Quentin Smith WCBI (@Q_Smith_) May 23, 2018
Photo credit: Columbus Mississippi Police Department Twitter
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