The north-bound lane of the Sterling Highway at mile 37.5 was was closed for approximately eight hours on Tuesday night as crews worked to clear the roadway of salmon after a Kenworth tractor overturned, spilling fish all over the highway.

AST were called to the scene at 7:11 pm on Tuesday evening after a Kenworth trailer headed southbound, failed to negotiate a curve and crashed into the guardrail, before overturning.

The driver, who suffered minor injuries, was transported to the Central Peninsula Hospital by EMS from nearby Cooper Landing.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]

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