Truck Hops Guardrail, Leaks Fuel On I-84 In Tolland

TOLLAND, CT — A truck hopped a guardrail and crashed into a wooded area off Interstate-84 in Tolland Tuesday morning.

The accident took place at about 7:30 a.m. on the westbound side of I-84, just prior to Exit 68. It was the second truck crash along that part of the highway since snow began falling Sunday evening. A tractor-trailed rolled over early Monday.

The driver was transported to an area hospital, and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called to the scene because of leaking fuel tanks, fire officials said.

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A fire department crew set up haz-mat booms in a nearby stream to thwart runoff, officials said.

The hilly section of I-84 is notorious for truck crashes.