A fuel spill from a semi Sunday afternoon shut down the westbound lanes of the I-74 connector between U.S. 52 and Park Drive.
John Shelton, Surry County emergency services director, said the call came into 9-1-1 at 3:40 p.m. about a tractor-trailer that had jackknifed near the intersection of I-74 and U.S. 52.
Upon arriving, emergency personnel found the semi had wrecked while making the left-hand exit off U.S. 52 onto the westbound lanes of the connector, Shelton reported.
The driver wasn’t injured; however, making the accident more troublesome was a ruptured fuel tank, he noted.
The Surry County HAZMAT team pumped the fuel off, then a towing company came in to do the cleanup of the truck, Shelton stated. The Bannertown and White Plains Volunteer Fire Departments assisted on the call.
The section of I-74 was shut down for 2½ hours, he said. Since the wreck occurred so close to the intersection, it was easy to route traffic north up U.S. 52 to go around the site.
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