Truck tips near school A cement truck...

Truck tips near school

A cement truck overturned on Newport Coast Drive slowed down

parents trying to pick up students from Newport Coast Elementary

School Wednesday, police said.

The truck was turning from Ridge Park Road onto Newport Coast

Drive, but the driver turned too quickly and tipped over the truck,

crushing a curb in the median and reducing traffic to one lane

between 10:20 a.m. and 2:04 p.m. The driver bumped his head but did

not go to the hospital, and no cars were involved in the accident,

fire officials said.

In another school incident, Newport Beach firefighters were called

to Ensign Middle School at 12:51 p.m. Wednesday on what was thought

to be a fire but turned out to be a smoke-producing science

experiment. No students were hurt, and the school did not have to be

evacuated.