A tanker truck rolled over on its side and closed an Ohio interstate on Wednesday.
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The Medina County Sheriff’s Office posted two photos on social media.
It showed a tanker truck had rolled over on its side on Interstate 271 in Medina County.
All lanes were closed for several hours, according to CBS affiliate WOIO in Cleveland.
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The driver fell asleep and lost control of his tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
WOIO reported that firefighters, police, and a HazMat team worked to clean the spill on I-271.
“All remaining ethanol located in the center median that was contained behind the dams has been safely transferred into containment tanks,” said the Granger Township Firefighters Association.
I-271 has reopened.
The crash remains under investigation.
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