Tanker crashes, spills diesel on Parks Highway in Alaska
Alaska Dispatch
One lane of the Parks Highway is closed at milepost 271, between the Interior communities of Healy and Nenana, due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer hauling fuel.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation was notified of a crash involving a fuel tanker at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Patricia Bower, program coordinator for the department's Division of Spill Prevention and Response.
An estimated 2,000 gallons of No. 1 diesel fuel was spilled in the crash, according to Bower.
The spill occurred on state-owned land in a state Department of Transportation right-of-way, DEC reported in a press release.
The driver ... was issued a citation for negligent driving.
The tractor-trailer “left the road and rolled over, damaging the front tanker,” DEC reported. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The truck belongs to Big State Logistics, DEC spokesperson Ashley Adamczak said. The company was leading the cleanup efforts, with both DEC and DOT assisting.
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