Two southbound lanes on Highway 400 are closed through Barrie following a crash and subsequent fuel leak, Wednesday afternoon
Cleanup is underway between the Dunlop Street and Essa Road ramps after a truck's fuel tank rupture and began leaking diesel on the roadway.
Deputy fire chief Derek Wilson told BarrieToday the call came in shortly after 2 p.m. “from a concerned driver who saw fuel leaking from the truck’s tank.”
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the transport truck hit a highway median, causing the rupture.
“It was a single-vehicle collision and right now cleanup is continuing, with two southbound lanes blocked and one still moving,” Schmidt told BarrieToday around 3 p.m.
Schmidt said the cleanup was expected to take about an hour or so, with crews using an absorbent to help clean the highway.
Truck collision into the wall SB #Hwy400/Dunlop. Clean up ongoing, two right lanes blocked. pic.twitter.com/BbTozmIO3H
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) July 28, 2022
Earlier this afternoon, Highway 400 lanes were also closed following a vehicle fire in the Bradford area, but have since reopened.
