A hard morning commute: Cement truck overturns on MacArthur Road in Whitehall

A cement truck overturned Monday in the southbound lanes of MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township, snarling traffic at a major thoroughfare in the area.The accident occurred just after 5:30 a.m., initial scanner reports indicate. County dispatch said at least one lane southbound in the area is impacted, but a Whitehall police officer on scene said both southbound lanes could be closed for a couple of hours once the wrecker arrives.First responders radioed the driver was out of the truck and walking around, but said the entire unit was on its passenger side on the side of the road and was fully loaded with cement. None of the cement spilled out of the truck.Here’s that overturned cement truck on Routes 145 and 329 in Whitehall. Officer on scene says they’ll have to shut down the southbound lanes of the highway for a few hours when they roll the truck back over. @mcall pic.twitter.com/TVxWMAbAJp— Kayla Dwyer (@kayla_dwyer17) July 1, 2019Firefighters asked for a large wrecker to assist at the scene and get the truck off the highway.Drivers should expect heavy delays in the area this morning and seek alternate routes. Fire police have been dispatched to assist with traffic control.A cement truck overturned on Route 145 at Main Street in Whitehall early Monday. (Kayla Dwyer/The Morning Call/)
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