Roads reopen after van hits gas meter in downtown Durham, causing leak

Roads reopened in downtown Durham on Sunday morning after a crash and gas leak. 

2026-02-22

Around 2:15 a.m., a van hit a gas meter on East Main Street, according to Durham police. Two people in the van were taken to the hospital. 

South Mangum Street was closed between East Main Street and Pettigrew Street, and South Roxboro Street was closed between Liberty Street and Dillard Street. The roads reopened by 8 a.m.

There are more than 700 customers in the area were temporarily without power.