18 Wheeler Slams Into A Ditch And Blocks Highway 9 On Saturday

An 18 wheeler ran off of the road and struck a culvert before coming to rest in a ditch on Alabama Highway 9 North near Dixie Pile Drivers in Cedar Bluff on Saturday prompting a long stretch of Highway 9 to be shutdown for an extended period of time. Traffic was rerouted from Highway 9 to County Road 92 and on Highway 9 to Highway 35.

The driver of the truck was taken to Gadsden Regional Medical Center by Cherokee EMS. It took crews over two hours to remove the vehicle from the roadway and clear the scene. The Cedar Bluff Fire Department and Alabama State Troopers also responded to the scene.

The exact cause of the crash in under investigation.

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