A semi-truck sits on the side of the Indiana Toll Road after a crash near Bristol, Ind., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. According to Indiana State Trooper Arthur Smith, the truck left the road for an unknown reason and rolled over upon trying to re-enter the road. The truck spilled its contents, 23,000 lbs. of paint according to Smith and the roadway was closed for several hours while crews cleaned it up. ( Sam Householder /The Elkhart Truth via AP) GOSHEN NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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BRISTOL, Ind. (AP) - Eastbound traffic on the Indiana Toll Road is moving again after a semitrailer carrying 23,000 pounds of paint flipped and spilled part of its load in north central Indiana.
The Indiana Toll Road posted on Twitter that one eastbound lane reopened about 3 p.m. EDT, or more than six hours after the crash had stopped all traffic in that direction about 20 miles east of South Bend. Online traffic sites showed traffic moving slowly through the area two hours later.
Police say the truck left the roadway and flipped when the driver attempted to steer back into his lane. Police say about 300 feet of the road was covered with paint.
The privately operated Toll Road carries traffic on Interstates 80 and 90 between Illinois and Ohio.
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This story has been corrected to show the Toll Road carries traffic on Interstates 80 and 90 between Illinois and Ohio, not Illinois and Indiana.
A semi-truck sits on the side of the Indiana Toll Road after a crash near Bristol, Ind., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. According to Indiana State Trooper Arthur Smith, the truck left the road for an unknown reason and rolled over upon trying to re-enter the road. The truck spilled its contents, 23,000 lbs. of paint according to Smith and the roadway was closed for several hours while crews cleaned it up. ( Sam Householder /The Elkhart Truth via AP) GOSHEN NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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A semi-truck sits on the side of the Indiana Toll Road after a crash near Bristol, Ind., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. According to Indiana State Trooper Arthur Smith, the truck left the road for an unknown reason and rolled over upon trying to re-enter the road. The truck spilled its contents, 23,000 lbs. of paint according to Smith and the roadway was closed for several hours while crews cleaned it up. ( Sam Householder /The Elkhart Truth via AP) GOSHEN NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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A semi-truck sits on the side of the Indiana Toll Road after a crash near Bristol, Ind., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. According to Indiana State Trooper Arthur Smith, the truck left the road for an unknown reason and rolled over upon trying to re-enter the road. The truck spilled its contents, 23,000 lbs. of paint according to Smith and the roadway was closed for several hours while crews cleaned it up. ( Sam Householder /The Elkhart Truth via AP) GOSHEN NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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A semi-truck sits on the side of the Indiana Toll Road after a crash near Bristol, Ind., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. According to Indiana State Trooper Arthur Smith, the truck left the road for an unknown reason and rolled over upon trying to re-enter the road. The truck spilled its contents, 23,000 lbs. of paint according to Smith and the roadway was closed for several hours while crews cleaned it up. ( Sam Householder /The Elkhart Truth via AP) GOSHEN NEWS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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