US 95 in central Las Vegas reopened after tanker truck crash
U.S. Highway 95 was closed for several hours in central Las Vegas early Wednesday after a tanker truck overturned and leaked fuel onto the road.
Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Travis Smaka said troopers responded to a crash between an 18-wheeler and a BMW at 4:25 a.m. in the northbound lanes at Valley View Boulevard. They found the tanker was leaking some of the approximately 8,500 gallons of fuel it was carrying, prompting them to shut the freeway from Jones Boulevard to Rancho Drive. There also was no access from Interstate 15 to northbound U.S. 95, according to a tweet from RTC Southern Nevada.
Smaka said no one was injured.
Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski said the leak of gasoline from the tanker was minimal. He estimated that less than 100 gallons leaked out.
“We set up these little dams, dikes … in the street so the fuel does not go down and impact the environment,” Szymanski said.
After the scene was cleaned, southbound lanes were reopened late in the morning, with northbound traffic resuming through the area around 2 p.m.
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