Southbound traffic on the Hume Highway at Ettamogah was reduced to one lane after a truck crashed and spilt fuel across the road on Wednesday morning.
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The incident occurred on the southbound lanes near Davey Road before 7.30am when the truck left the road and burst its fuel tanks on impact, resulting in 400 litres of diesel spilling from the heavy vehicle.
Two Fire and Rescue NSW trucks from Albury attended the scene, along with a hazmat crew, which was rendered safe at around 2.15pm.
"The fuel had spilt over a large area and entered a drainage system which has been cleaned up," Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Stewart Alexander said.
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Police and Roads and Maritime Services closed one lane of traffic as the spill was cleaned up and work began to remove the vehicle.
Meanwhile, Albury police are treating a car fire near the intersection of Smollett and Reserve streets on Wednesday morning as suspicious.
Emergency services attended the incident at around 1am and a crime scene was established.
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Beau Greenway
Beau Greenway is a journalist at The Border Mail. He likes to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Beau Greenway is a journalist at The Border Mail. He likes to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
