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NB I-17 shut down in Phoenix after nails spill on freeway

Debris and nails covered a "majority" of the lanes in the area, DPS said.
Credit: 12 News
A crash on I-17 led nails on the freeway on Dec. 12, 2018.

A crash involving a truck closed northbound I-17 early Wednesday morning after a load of nails was spilled onto the freeway.

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at the Northern Avenue on-ramp.

DPS said a truck pulling a trailer was involved along with other vehicles.

Debris and nails covered a "majority" of the lanes in the area, DPS said. Information regarding any injuries in the crash was not released.

The crash closed the northbound lanes which were reopened around 8 a.m.

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