Fuel Tank Ruptured During Rollover Crash In Warwick: RI State Police

WARWICK, RI — New details have emerged from the Rhode Island State Police regarding the rollover crash on the ramp from the Airport Connect to Route 95 South in Warwick.

The tractor-trailer rolled over and struck the guardrail along the ramp, rupturing one of the fuel tanks, State Police said.

The tractor-trailer was carrying 43,000 pounds of solar panels that will have to be offloaded before the vehicle can be righted and towed.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is assisting with the detour from the Airport Connector westbound to Route 95 North, which is expected to remain in place throughout the afternoon and early evening.

According to DOT spokesperson Charles St. Martin, traffic is able to use the ramp to I-95 North. Anyone wishing to go south can take Exit 15 (Jefferson Blvd.) to the I-95 South on-ramp there.

Photos from the scene showed the truck remained in the area around 1 p.m.

Corey Welch, the chief photojournalist for WPRI, posted to Twitter on Monday morning that the Warwick Fire Department was on the scene trying to remove the driver from the truck. "Heavy rescue tools" were being used, he reported.

The fire department was joined on the scene by the State Police Commercial Enforcement Unit and the Department of Environmental Management.