Overturned tractor-trailer spills debris on I-95 North in Mercer County, NJ

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Thursday, January 7, 2016
VIDEO: Overturned truck blocks I-95
An overturned tractor-trailer block the northbound lanes of I-95 in Mercer County.

LAWRENCE TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- An overturned tractor trailer spilled debris across the northbound lanes of I-95 in Mercer County Thursday morning.

The crash happened at 9 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Exit 7a (Route 206) in Lawrence Township.

Images from Chopper 6 HD showed a big rig which appeared to be hauling scrap metal or debris of some kind lying on its side.

Chopper 6 over the scene of an overturned tractor trailer in Mercer County.

Debris littered the highway, and all northbound lanes were blocked while crews worked to upright the truck and clear the roadway.

Action News is told the driver was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton.

That person's injuries were said to be non-life-threatening.