Central: Wax Rd. shut down after wreck

May 21, 2022 Kiran Chawla News, Top Stories 0

The Central Police Chief, Roger Corcoran, said Wax Rd. in front of Demco will be shut down for a few hours.

It comes after a wreck involving a pickup truck and 18-wheeler.

Chief Corcoran said the pickup truck crossed over the center line into the path of the 18-wheeler. The big rig driver tried to avoid the pickup & ended up flipping and losing its load of gravel.

The pickup driver was airlifted to a hospital.

Wax Rd. will remain shut down for several hours as crews clean up the roadway of the gravel.

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