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Dozens of homes evacuated after 18-wheel tanker spills fuel on Kentucky 151 near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Modified Date: 
Tue, 04/11/2023 - 7:09am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Homes evacuated, 1 injured in central Kentucky tanker crash

Authorities have evacuated about two dozen homes in central Kentucky after a tanker truck hauling gasoline crashed, injuring the driver. Officials told WKYT-TV that the driver was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening. The station said workers stopped a leak after the wreck around 9 a.m. Tuesday near the Alton community in Anderson County. Crews were focusing on containing and monitoring the spill.  
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Fuel Spill, Road Departure, Road Closures
Roadway: 
Kentucky 151
City: 
Lawrenceburg, KY
County: 
Anderson County, KY
Area: 
Lexington, KY

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