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Overturned truck shuts down Gaston County intersection

North Carolina 275 is closed in both directions after a tractor-trailer flipped onto its side Tuesday afternoon.

GASTONIA, N.C. — A Gaston County intersection is shut down due to an overturned tractor-trailer that spilled fuel on Tuesday, officials confirmed. 

The crash happened at the intersection of Oates Road and Dallas-Bessemer City Highway (North Carolina 274) a little before 2 p.m. A tractor-trailer flipped onto its side and spilled diesel fuel, requiring hazmat crews to respond. 

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North Carolina 275, which meets with Dallas-Bessemer City Highway, is expected to be closed through at least 4 p.m. North Carolina 274 is closed in both directions between Bessemer City Road and Isley Drive, according to North Carolina DOT. 

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