Crews respond to overturned cement truck near RiverLights

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Authorities responded to an overturned cement truck on River Road Tuesday morning.

According to a tweet by the Wilmington Fire Department, crews were on the scene of River Road near Sandalwood Way around 10:40 a.m. for an overturned fully loaded cement truck.

Police then posted on Twitter around 11:30 a.m. that River Road southbound at Pier Master Point is closed due to the accident.

You are asked to avoid the area.