Highway ramp closes after sand truck overturns

A highway ramp in Cameron was closed for several hours on Monday morning after a semi-truck overturned, spilling sand. 

The truck was traveling on the Highway 24-27 exit to Highway 1 northbound when it overturned and spilled sand in the grass off the ramp.

Crews clean up sand after a semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.

Motorists were delayed as they were rerouted around the single-vehicle wreck.

No injuries were reported, according to the Highway Patrol.

This is the second time Sandhills Sentinel has covered an overturned semi-truck this month. A semi overturned on Highway 1 in Southern Pines on April 4.

Feature photo: A semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.

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Photos by Cheryl Gilmore.