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Tractor-trailer overturns on I-675 exit ramp in DeKalb

A hazmat situation shut down an exit ramp on I-675 in DeKalb County on Monday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
A hazmat situation shut down an exit ramp on I-675 in DeKalb County on Monday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Lauren Foreman
Feb 6, 2017

Contents from an overturned tractor-trailer spilled onto a DeKalb roadway Monday, prompting hours-long road closures and hazardous materials crews to respond to the scene.

The exit ramp from I-675 north to I-285 west was blocked while hazmat crews worked to clean the area. The ramp reopened about 11:30 a.m., according to Channel 2 Action News.

The material on the truck remained a mystery Monday afternoon.

“Unclear on what material is on the truck at this time,” DeKalb police Maj. Stephen Fore told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

And it was not clear how the truck overturned.

No one was injured in the incident, Fore said.

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