Propane tanker overturned on NC 12 in Hatteras village

Published 8:42 am Tuesday, January 31, 2023

At 5:38 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, a propane tanker was reported turned over on the side of NC 12 near the area of the Sea Gull Motel in Hatteras village.

Cape Hatteras Secondary and Cape Hatteras Elementary are operating on a two-hour delay. Unless changed, buses were set to start running around 8:30 a.m. for the elementary school and 9:30 a.m. for the secondary school.

Initially, a small leak was detected but was stabilized.

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About an hour after the first call, one lane of traffic was opened. As of 8:35 a.m., a heavy duty wrecker is on the scene and the road is back closed.

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