WILMINGTON, NC – The driver of a cement truck is in the hospital after their vehicle was struck by a train near the State Ports on Monday morning, WECT reports.
The Wilmington Fire Department rushed to State Ports North Gate shortly before 8 a.m. on August 25. There, crews found the driver pinned inside their vehicle. They extricated the driver, who was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A spokesperson with the North Carolina Ports said the incident closed the area around the North Gate and that all commercial traffic had to be rerouted to the South Gate.
The ultimate cause of the accident is unclear at this time. We will endeavor to provide updates as they become available.
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