A Manitowoc man was injured Tuesday afternoon after his dump truck overturned on state Highway 29 near Wittenberg, closing down the westbound lanes for more than two hours.
The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said the 26-year-old driver was taken to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau.
However, Chief Deputy John Gutho said, initial reports from the scene indicated the man was not seriously injured.
Gutho said the Sheriff’s Department received several calls shortly before the crash at around 2 p.m. about an erratic driver operating what was described as a dump truck on westbound Highway 29.
A notice about the lane closures from the Department of Transportation referred to the vehicle as a semi.
Gutho said a deputy made visual contact with the truck and was about to pull it over when the vehicle lost control and rolled over.
Westbound traffic was detoured south on Wittmor Road to Willow Road and north again on U.S. Highway 45.
The Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by Tigerton Police Department, Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Shawano Highway Department, and Wittenberg Ambulance and Fire Department.
The crash remains under investigation.
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