Tanker Accident Causes a Kilgore Evacuation
Posted/updated on: June 12, 2016 at 7:19 am
KILGORE – The road has been reopened in Kilgore following a tanker truck accident. The 18-wheeler overturned on the west entry ramp to Interstate Highway 20 from State Highway 42. The driver of the 18 wheeler said he was carrying 8000 gallons of JP3 Fuel Oil. When it was discovered fluids were leaking into a drainage ditch, some business in the area were evacuated. The truck’s driver was not injured.
