Roadway open after tractor-trailer rollover on Old Metro in Fort Myers

Police respond to a turned over tractor-trailer on Old Metro Parkway in Fort Myers Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Credit: Fort Myers Police Department.

Fort Myers Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer on Old Metro Parkway in Fort Myers Monday.

All lanes on Old Metro Pkwy. were shut down from Hanson Street to Metro Parkway for several hours before reopening.

According to FMPD, all roadways are now open on Old Metro Pkwy.

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