Traffic & Transit
Fuel Tanker Overturns On Nassau Expressway
The driver was removed safely, but the roadway was closed for hours.
INWOOD, NY — A tractor-trailer filled with fuel overturned Wednesday morning on the Nassau Expressway causing havoc for the morning commute.
The driver was removed safely at Burnside Avenue just after 4 a.m., Nassau police said.
However, the crash caused the tanker to leak fuel leading to a closure of the expressway in both directions from Bay Boulevard to Mott Avenue, as first responders cleaned the roadway, police said.
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Police did not have a timetable for when lanes would reopen.
That’s foam, not snow!Overturned tanker truck closes Nassau Exp both ways by Burnside Ave (Inwood) @LenMichaelWOR pic.twitter.com/GfoiE7bEqJ
— Berni Veider (@bernivbk) July 7, 2021
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