Tanker truck and Honda crash on 605 Freeway, spilling fuel in City of Industry
INDUSTRY — A crash involving a Honda Civic and a tanker truck carrying fuel Tuesday morning caused the semi to overturn on the southbound 605 Freeway in Industry, spilling fuel in lanes and prompting the closure of four freeway lanes.
The crash occurred near the 60 Freeway interchange about 1:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
SB I-605 at SR-60 ALL LANES BLOCKED due to overturned tanker truck carrying approx 8,200 gals of fuel. Traffic taken off at Valley Bl. 50 gals. spilled onto ground, but not into drains. Tank will have to be emptied before uprighting rig. #TrafficAlert #spill #tanker pic.twitter.com/ZlsArw3wzI
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) September 24, 2019
The fuel spill prompted the CHP to close the Nos. 1 through 4 lanes of the freeway until at least 7 a.m. Traffic was being diverted off the freeway at Valley Boulevard, the CHP said.
The truck was carrying approximately 8,200 gallons of fuel and at least 50 gallons “spilled onto (the) ground, but not into drains,” Caltrans tweeted at 4:35 a.m. “Tank will have to be emptied before (being raised).”
Los Angeles County fire paramedics were called to the scene, but it was unclear if anyone was injured, the CHP said.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.