Thursday, August 6, 2015

UPS truck crash, fuel leak snarls traffic on I-71 in Gallatin County, KY for hours





 



August 06, 2015 
 VERONA, Ky. —

Interstate 71 was closed for several hours Thursday near the Gallatin/Boone county line after a truck crash Thursday.


Authorities said a UPS tractor-trailer was going northbound near the 69 mile marker when it ran into the median of the highway.

The truck took out a length of median cable barrier before coming to rest. One of its two trailers overturned.

For a time, the truck was leaking methane gas, forcing the closure of all lanes in both directions.

After the leak stopped, all but the left-hand northbound lane reopened. Traffic was still slow in the area at 11 a.m.

All lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m.

There were no injuries, authorities said.