17th Street back open after morning crash
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — All of 17th Street is back open after a crash shut down a couple of busy intersections this morning.
A Wilmington Police spokeswoman said there was a two-vehicle crash around 8:30 a.m. at 17th and Wooster. She said a Nissan van flipped on its side. The crash also snapped a power pole in half.
WPD tweeted just after 9 a.m. that 17th Street is closed at Wooster and Dawson streets and will be “for an extended period of time.”
TRAFFIC ALERT: An accident has caused 17th Street & Wooster Street and 17th Street & Dawson Street to be closed for an extended period of time. Please avoid the area. We will update when the roads are clear.
— Wilmington Police (@WilmingtonPD) December 29, 2017
Just after 2 p.m., the City of Wilmington tweeted that the road was back open.
#ilmTraffic UPDATE: 17th Street is now fully reopened.
— Wilmington NC (@CityofWilm) December 29, 2017
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