Tractor-trailer crash, fuel spill had Route 28 closed for several hours

PITTSBURGH — A tractor-trailer crash and fuel spill closed part of Route 28 southbound for several hours Thursday morning, police said.

The truck struck a barrier about 2 a.m. at the Millvale exit and fuel began to leak. Crews from a hazmat team, Allegheny County and a private company worked to clean up the fuel, and the truck was hauled away, police said.

An estimated 100 gallons of fuel spilled from the truck when the crash caused a tank to rupture, police said. The fuel spilled over a distance of about 100 yards.

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Police said no one was hurt.

Drivers were detoured off the Millvale exit and back onto Route 28 near the 40th Street Bridge until about 6:45 a.m., when one of the lanes reopened. The roadway completely reopened about 7:15 a.m.

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