Connecticut
Truck crash and fuel spill causes traffic backups on I-91 in New Haven
State police responded to I-91 in New Haven for reports that a tractor trailer was struck by another truck Saturday morning.
Police say that while there are no injuries, the accident caused a fuel rupture on the passenger side.
DEEP’s Emergency Response Unit say they arrived on scene where they found the tractor trailer’s saddle tankers containing diesel fuel had ruptured.
Officials estimate about 100 gallons of fuel was lost and leaked into the ground soil and the nearby waterway which is a tidal marsh of the Quinnipiac River.
They say the environmental cleanup contractors are on scene with ERU Responders and are working to remediate the contaminated soil and water.
There are no warnings issued to the public at this moment.