See: Hazmat Crews Remove 2,500 Gallons Of Ethanol From Crash Site

SUNOL, CA — One person suffered serious injuries in a crash Wednesday involving a trailer with 6,500 gallons of ethanol, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Firefighters and hazmat crews remained on scene for most of Wednesday cleaning up the crash, which occurred around 2:50 a.m. after a truck tractor towing the trailer with ethanol veered off the road, to the right while driving on southbound I-680 at Koopman Road.

The tractor hit the guardrail and continued, eventually hitting a tree and coming to rest in a brush area, west of the road. The right side fuel tank was punctured and spilled about 225 gallons of diesel, CHP said.

The 23-year-old driver from Watsonville was able to get out, but Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and Cal Fire officials had to extricate the passenger from the cab. The passenger was sleeping at the time and sustained major injuries, according to CHP. The passenger was taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

Crews with LPFD, Alameda County Fire, Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans remained on scene into the afternoon. They closed down the far right lane and were able to start offloading ethanol at 1:20 p.m., CHP said.

The ethanol was removed and road was reopened around 2:30 p.m.

Hazmat crews on scene. Working together stabilize the trailer so crews can work to transfer over 1,000 gallons of 99 percent ethanol. pic.twitter.com/iVyo8owCV6
— Alameda County Fire (@AlamedaCoFire) April 22, 2020

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SB 680 at Koopman Rd. Our members working hard this morning on a vehicle accident involving a semi-trailer truck carrying approximately 1,000 gallons of Ethanol (Flammable). Our members worked diligently to extricate one occupant from the cab. Alameda County Fire/Cal Fire E14 also responded and assisted at the scene. . . #iaff #cpf #team10th #lpfirefighterslocal1974 #bayarea #680 #union #unionstrong #extrication #ethanol @livermorepleasantonfire @alcofirefighters @alamedacofire @calfirelocal2881 @nwsanchez99 @jaredladdjamison @theironschef
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