News: Overturned tractor-trailer injures driver, slows traffic in Weston

WESTON, FL – A tractor-trailer accident injured a driver and slowed traffic in Weston during rush hour Thursday morning.

According to WSVN, the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene after an 18-wheeler overturned in the southbound lanes of U.S. 27 near Griffin Road.  The truck driver was airlifted by helicopter to an area hospital but no details were immediately available on the trucker’s condition.

The accident shut down U.S. 27 in both directions while the scene was being cleared, and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes.

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