Seven-hour Interstate closing due to overturned truck

An overturned tractor trailer diverted southbound traffic for seven hours Wednesday along Interstate 55 in New Madrid County at the 39 mile marker, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The lane was closed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., due to a fuel leak coming from the vehicle, a patrol dispatcher said. Southbound traffic was diverted to Highway 61. The Missouri Department of Transportation brought sand and the patrol contacted a hazardous materials clean-up and containment crew from the Department of Natural Resources. The driver was transported to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo., with undisclosed injuries.