Avoid 7-11 Connector for the time being

YOUNGSTOWN — An overturned truck in the northbound lane of the 7-11 Connector kept the freeway closed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit for a considerable amount of time this afternoon.

The truck, carrying pepperoni rolls and other frozen foods, was overturned and lying on its side just after 4 p.m. The rear door to the truck had been smashed and opened. Firefighters spread a drying agent on the freeway to control fluids leaking from the truck.

There were no other vehicles involved in the accident. Police say the driver was not injured in the accident, but could not readily remember how he lost control of the truck. Police said he will be cited for failure to control his vehicle.