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.
