LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A portion of Interstate 25 near Loveland remains closed in both directions Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after a semi-truck crashed and spilled 11,500 gallons of diesel. Several agencies responded including Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Colorado State Patrol and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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CSP says crews are repaving both sides of the interstate, and there is no estimated time of it reopening.
READ MORE: Hiker Falls From Boulder Flatiron, Rescuers Save HimThe EPA says the fuel spilled into a drainage ditch and storm drain that lead to the Big Thompson River.
READ MORE: 3-Vehicle Crash On Highway 85 Leaves 1 DeadEPA #EmergencyResponse personnel are on-scene for an overturned tanker truck on I-25 (near Mile Marker 225) in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado with up to 11,500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a drainage ditch and storm drain that lead to the Big Thompson River. https://t.co/5w6wU35wKk
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The truck was on fire, but because it was diesel, it wasn’t hot enough to explode.
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“If it was gasoline it probably would have lit off and we would have had a really big ball of flame,” Smith said.
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CSP says weight of the trailer is not a factor in the crash, but the driver is being cited for careless driving. They say the driver was inattentive.
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The driver, CSP says, suffered serious injuries and was trapped at one point in the cab of the truck.
MORE NEWS: 1 Suspect Killed, Another Caught After Shooting Involving Clear Creek Sheriff's DeputiesIt’s not clear what caused the crash.
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