Traffic & Transit

I-76 West Open After Fuel Truck Crash In Philadelphia

The highway is open again after fuel spilled over the roadway on Interstate 76 westbound Friday morning when a fuel truck overturned.

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Traffic is being diverted off Interstate 76 west to Montgomery Drive after the fuel truck overturned.
Traffic is being diverted off Interstate 76 west to Montgomery Drive after the fuel truck overturned. (PennDOT)

PHILADELPHIA — Interstate 76 west is open after an overturned fuel truck caused an hours-long closure Friday.

PennDOT said normal traffic resumed on Interstate 76 westbound between Montgomery Drive and Roosevelt Boulevard after a fuel truck overturned at about 8:20 a.m. Friday.

Westbound I-76 traffic was diverted off the Montgomery Drive exit during the closure.

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Action News reports a fuel tanker truck overturned and spilled a large amount of fuel on the highway.

According to CBS Philadelphia, the crash caused one minor injury.

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