Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Dump Truck Overturns on Sunset Boulevard

The truck spills its load of what appeared to be demolition debris, partially onto a sidewalk. Sunset was temporarily closed.

Originally posted at 12:50 p.m. March 26, 2014. Updated with new information. 

A dump truck overturned today on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood today, forcing an hours-long closure of the famed street.

The truck overturned at about 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Boulevard at Kings Road. The truck's driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, according to a county fire department dispatcher.

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The truck spilled its load of what appeared to be demolition debris, partially onto a sidewalk.

Sunset Boulevard was closed between Olive Drive and Sweetzer Avenue while crews worked to clear the scene. It was reopened at about 4 p.m., sheriff's deputies said.

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