TULSA — An overturned tanker truck sent one person to the hospital and snarled traffic for more than eight hours Thursday as crews responded to the gasoline spill at Interstate 44 and the Broken Arrow Expressway.
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Fire Capt. Michael Baker said the driver of a Quick Trip tanker was injured and his tanker ruptured, when the truck overturned on the on-ramp shortly before 1 a.m.
A hazardous materials crew responded to the situation to clean up the spilled gasoline and treat what Baker described as a small amount of fuel that entered a nearby storm drain.
The accident affected holiday traffic for several hours at the busy interchange, with eastbound lanes of the highway remaining closed until after 9 a.m.
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