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Overturned tractor trailer on Interstate 10 in Gadsden County blocks traffic

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GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) — UPDATE: 8:32 p.m.: The Florida Highway Patrol release a report on the incident Tuesday night.

According to the report, at 3 p.m. a tractor-trailer traveling westbound on Interstate 10 ran off onto the north shoulder at mile marker 174.

The FHP report notes the driver overcorrected causing the truck and trailer to overturn, which blocked both westbound lanes of Interstate 10.

At 6 p.m., the roadway was no longer blocked and the flow of traffic was back to normal.

According to the report, the driver of the tractor-trailer did not sustain any injuries and was wearing a seat belt.

UPDATE 7:19 p.m.: All lanes are clear.
UPDATE 4:33 p.m.: A single lane of traffic has begun to move.

INITIAL STORY

A tractor trailer on Interstate 10 in Gadsden County overturned and is blocking traffic.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s live traffic crash and road conditions report website as of Tuesday afternoon, all lanes of I-10 westbound near mile marker 174 are blocked.

First responders went to the accident around 3:05 p.m. and arrived a short time later.

Traffic is at a complete stop as of 3:40 p.m. as first responders are at the scene.