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Lakeland, Florida - An overturned gas tanker has close down all eastward lanes of Interstate 4 in Polk County. The Florida Highway Patrol suggests motorists use Exit 28 (Memorial Boulevard) or a Polk Parkway as detours. Tolls for eastward SR-570 have also been temporarily dangling to assistance drivers highway around a crash.
Photos: Tanker overturns on I-4
FHP says during about 5 am, a tractor trailer was on eastward I-4, west of Kathleen Road. The motorist reportedly fell defunct during a circle and mislaid control of a vehicle. The tractor trailer strike a ensure rail and overturned onto a roadway.
At a time of a crash, a tanker was carrying 8,700 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel. FHP says 1,100 gallons or some-more leaked onto a interstate.
The driver, 33-year-old Lucius Lawrence, was taken to a sanatorium for teenager injuries. He has been cited for drifting driving.
As of 9:30 a.m., I-4 stays close down as Hazmat crews continue to purify adult a spilt fuel. Traffic is corroborated adult all a approach to Ybor City. It might be several some-more hours before a highway is reopened.
Article source: http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/264346/8/Overturned-fuel-tanker-shuts-down-part-of-I-4
