Crime & Safety
Dump Truck Overturns on Nicolls Road Ramp
Ramp to northbound Nicolls from eastbound Sunrise Highway expected to be closed for a while after crash.
A dump truck carrying scrap metal overturned on the Nicolls Road ramp in Patchogue Tuesday afternoon.
The truck, operated by Medford-based Brook Trailer Service, had been heading eastbound on Sunrise Highway before overturning near the entrance of the northbound Nicolls Road ramp a little after noon.
The driver escaped the truck uninjured. The ramp, however, is expected to be closed for a while this afternoon as cleanup takes place.
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Traffic in the area has been backed up just past the accident scene as those motorists intending to head north on Nicolls are lining up to turn left at the Waverly Avenue intersection.
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