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Tractor-trailer falls from I-495 down to road below in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) -- A tractor-trailer crashed off Interstate 495 and rolled onto a road below the highway, according to police.

The vehicle left the interstate shortly before 8 a.m. and was seen on Governor Printz Boulevard. The driver was trapped inside but freed by first responders.

The driver was treated for a head injury at the scene and taken to Christiana Hospital by helicopter.

He is in serious condition.

Meanwhile, the tractor-trailer is blocking traffic on Governor Printz Boulevard and the I-495 southbound exit ramp to Edgemoor Road.

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