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Pennsylvania Turnpike reopens after tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel
Motorists were backed up on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for miles Wednesday night after a tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel all over the roadway. All lanes were reopened early Thursday morning.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. - A stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was closed for hours Wednesday after a tanker trunk crashed onto its side and spilled fuel across the highway.
The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on the eastbound side near mile marker 337 in Fort Washington.
Emergency crews and a hazmat team were quickly dispatched to the crash site. No injuries were reported.
Travel came to a complete standstill for the next several hours. Road crews eventually decided to move barriers from the median to allow motorists to U-turn and clear the highway.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike said in a tweet that motorists who ran out of fuel during the jam could have gas brought to them by dialing *11.
The slow trickle of detoured cars continued throughout the night as crews worked to clean up the debris and gas. Officials said the roadway was fully reopened shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday.
Authorities have not said what caused the crash.
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Overturned tanker leaking gasoline caused significant delays on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were stranded in traffic for hours after a tanker full of gasoline overturned.
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