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A fuel spill resulting from an overturned 18-wheeler wreck has closed a section of Interstate 20/59 eastbound near Valley Road, according to police.
Authorities are diverting traffic off the interstate at Exit 118. Drivers can reenter the highway at Exit 119, the Fairfield Police Chief said.
The diversion likely will last for several hours. Davis urges drivers to avoid the area.
Alabama State Troopers remain at the scene where a driver died when a truck carrying frozen chickens overturned along Interstate 20/59 westbound between Vance and Tuscaloosa.
The wreck was reported at 6:43 a.m. Thursday between mile markers 85 and 86, the Alabama Department of Public Safety said.
The vehicle, which is loaded with frozen chickens, has been moved to the side of the roadway out of lanes of traffic.
The Birmingham police and fire departments responded to a multi-vehicle accident on I-20/59 northbound in Ensley about 9:45 p.m.
A total of six vehicles were involved, and four were damaged, according to the Birmingham Fire Department.
One person was transported from the scene, but there were no other injuries.