Traffic & Transit
Propane Tanker Overturns Near Napa; Roadway Closed
Redwood Road was closed north of Browns Valley Road where the tanker reportedly hit a tree and was possibly leaking fuel onto the roadway.
NAPA VALLEY, CA — A propane tanker trucker overturned late Wednesday afternoon in Napa County, possibly leaking fuel onto a local roadway, according to California Highway Patrol dispatchers.
The crash was reported at 3:44 p.m. in the 3500 block of Redwood Road, just west of the city of Napa.
The tanker reportedly hit a tree, the CHP said.
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Emergency crews were on scene and the 3500 block of Redwood Road was expected to remain closed for a few hours, the CHP said around 5 p.m. in a Twitter post.
It was not immediately clear whether fuel was leaked.
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