Cleanup Continues After Tractor Trailer Carrying Kiwis Overturns On I-676 Ramp In Old City

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Cleanup continues Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer carrying produce overturned on the I-676 ramp in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.

The accident was reported Wednesday night at the I-676 westbound ramp near the base of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

Fire officials tell CBS 3 Eyewitness News one person has been taken to Hahnemann University Hospital with minor injuries.

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It does not appear any other vehicles were involved.

The Delaware River Port Authority says three lanes of traffic were being diverted off at 5th Street. At 9 a.m. Thursday, all traffic coming into Philadelphia on the Ben Franklin Bridge was forced off on 5th Street so crews could upright the tractor-trailer.

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