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KPD: Fuel tanker hits median and flips, spilling nearly 3,000 gallons of diesel onto Cherry Street

KPD said the crash caused the tanker to leak out most, if not all, of its 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel onto Cherry Street Monday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said a tanker truck was traveling too fast when it overturned on the ramp from I-40 East onto Cherry Street Monday, spilling fuel and closing the ramp. 

According to the incident report, KPD said the tanker truck was coming down the ramp from I-40 East around 9:30 p.m. that night, but said it was moving too fast for conditions and unable to slow down. The report said it tried to make a right-hand turn onto Cherry Street, but couldn't complete the turn and hit a median -- causing it to flip onto the driver's side.

The crash damaged the fuel tanker -- which KPD said leaked out most, if not all, of its 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel onto Cherry Street. 

Clean-up efforts took a significant amount of time due to the large amount of diesel fuel that was spilled, according to KPD. 

TRAFFIC ALERT: Cherry Street is closed at the entrance ramp to I-40 East until further notice due to an overturned tanker truck that is leaking diesel fuel. Seek alternate routes until the road is cleared.

Posted by Knoxville Police Department - TN on Monday, September 6, 2021

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