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UPDATE: Route 258 reopens after hog truck accident

Posted at 10:55 AM, Apr 19, 2013
and last updated 2013-04-19 15:27:29-04

UPDATE: Route 258 is now open, according to VDOT.

Isle of Wight, Va. - Route 258 is closed at Clydesdale Drive between Smithfield and Windsor, after a hog truck accident early Friday morning.

It happened at approximately 4:30 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2013. A tractor trailer crashed on Route 258, closing all lanes eastbound and westbound.

The tractor trailer was carrying 184 live hogs, and is still in the process of being cleared.

Traffic has been detoured through the fairgrounds since early this morning, and is still being detoured by police six hours later.

This is close to Windsor and Route 460. No word yet on injuries.

Stay with NewsChannel 3 for updates.