Hazmat Accident Snarls I-476 Commute

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - An overturned tractor-trailer carrying containers of acid is tying up traffic in suburban Philadelphia and officials hope to have things back to normal before Wednesday morning's rush hour.

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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Gene Blaum says the truck overturned Tuesday afternoon on a ramp connecting Interstate 476, also known as the Blue Route, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Several interchange ramps were closed down.

State Police Lt. Anthony Sivo says there is no danger to the public, but precautions are being taken because the truck was carrying a corrosive material. A hazardous materials crew had to cut through the roof of the trailer to get to the containers of acid inside.

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