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Tractor-trailer accident slows traffic along routes 51, 88 in Overbrook

PITTSBURGH — Traffic along Route 51 in Overbrook was slowed early Tuesday morning due to a tractor-trailer accident.

Authorities said the tractor-trailer was making a turn onto Route 51 from Route 88 when it blew several tires and hit a road barrier.

According to police, the truck was carrying about 36,000 pounds of frozen food that needed to be transported to another truck before it could be towed away.

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