Accident Leads to Fuel Spill on I-79

A tractor trailer accident on Interstate 79 in Lewis County, has environmental workers scrambling to contain the diesel fuel spillage. They say the driver lost control at about 5:30 Thursday morning, when his load shifted. The truck rolled into a ditch, puncturing a fuel tank. Hefner Environmental was called in to handle the clean-up. The driver was not injured. Workers shut down one lane of I-79, while they removed the wreckage.

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