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FOXBORO, MA – A semi tanker truck on its way to deliver jet fuel to an airport in Rhode Island flipped over and spilled its cargo on an interstate in Massachusetts early Sunday morning on June 27. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 95 at Route 495 in Norfolk County, MA near the city of Foxboro. The area is in the southeast section of the state, about 32 miles south of Boston and about 22 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island.

Shortly after 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, 36 year old Richard Williams of Manchester, New Hampshire was driving a 2006 FrueHauf semi tanker truck south on Interstate 95. The tanker was carrying thousands of gallons of jet fuel and the driver was on his way to deliver the fuel to T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island. The tanker truck is owned by C. White and Sons, Inc, a petroleum transport company based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

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As Mr. Williams drove through Norfolk County near Foxboro, he apparently lost control of the 18 wheeler as he was trying to stop the truck. The tanker truck rolled over and crashed on Interstate 95 at the off ramp for northbound Route 495. The impact of the truck accident damaged the tanker and about 11,000 gallons of the jet fuel spilled out onto the highway. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The Foxboro Fire department and emergency personnel responded to the site of the truck accident. The truck driver was treated and stabilized at the scene and then transported to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. His injuries were reportedly minor and not life threatening.

Firefighters worked to contain the jet fuel spill using a combination of foam, dry ice, and other materials. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection sent technicians to the truck accident site to aid the local firefighters in the clean up.

The tanker company, C. White and Sons Inc, also contracted with a private environmental recovery company to send a Haz-mat team to help clean up the jet fuel spill. According to company spokesman, the clean-up and recovery was expected to last about three days while teams vacuumed up the spill, treated any ground that was contaminated by the fuel, and ensured that any nearby drainage or water systems were clean and safe.

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Authorities were also at the scene to reconstruct the truck accident and determine a cause for the rollover.

MA State Police shut down a section of the interstate around the truck accident site including both southbound and northbound lanes. The closures would last for more than seven hours. All lanes were finally opened shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening.

At this time no charges have been brought against the driver and the truck accident remains under investigations.

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