Truck overturns, spilling paint and closing part of state Route 11

GUSTAVUS

A portion of state Route 11 was closed for about six hours after a commercial vehicle overturned, spilling paint from drums it was transporting.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the vehicle flipped while traveling north on Route 11 about 6 a.m. today. The driver wasn’t seriously injured.

The highway was closed in both directions between state Routes 87 and 322.

Route 11 southbound was reopened to traffic about 7:30 a.m. The northern portion was reopened about noon.

The highway patrol provided no additional information about the accident