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Merritt Reopens In Greenwich After Truck Slams Into Bridge, Catches Fire

This story has been updated.

The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

The Greenwich Fire Department is putting out the truck fire on the Merritt Parkway.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Fire Department
The cleanup continues into the late afternoon in Greenwich.

The cleanup continues into the late afternoon in Greenwich.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
A fender-bender occurs on the other side of the parkway in Greenwich as cleanup work continues.

A fender-bender occurs on the other side of the parkway in Greenwich as cleanup work continues.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department

GREENWICH, Conn. --  The northbound Merritt Parkway and northbound Hutchinson River Parkway on the Connecticut-New York border reopened early Tuesday evening after being closed for nearly eight hours after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into a bridge and caught fire. 

No one was hurt in the fiery crash, including the operator and the single passenger, police said. 

"The truck contained only butter and no hazardous material," police said via Twitter @GreenwichCTPD. 

The Greenwich Fire Department was on the scene, putting out the blaze. 

The tractor trailer hit the King Street bridge. 

The accident was reported at about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. 

The Westchester County Police Department was diverting traffic at Exit 30.

The Greenwich Police Department opened Glen Ridge Road to allow access to the northbound Merritt Parkway. 

 

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