I-275 in NKY reopens after semi overturns
ERLANGER, Ky. (FOX19) - A stretch of Interstate 275 reopened Monday night hours after a semi overturned.
The incident happened at mile marker 184.3 on the I-275 collector ramp to I-71/75 southbound. The semi blocked all lanes eastbound and westbound shortly before 10:30 a.m.
Erlanger police confirmed the tanker was carrying gasoline. The driver was not hurt.
The gas was offloaded before the overturned truck could be moved, Erlanger Fire & EMS said on Twitter. The tank was not leaking.
KYTC officials initially said that process would take as 10-12 hours.
It appeared to take about that long. Erlanger Fire/EMS said around 9 p.m. the semi contents had been offloaded and the semi was being moved.
The interstate reopened shortly before 10 p.m., according to KYTC.
See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click here to report it. Please include title of story.
Copyright 2020 WXIX. All rights reserved.
