Overturned truck snarls Sunrise Highway
A gasoline tanker overturned about 2:15 p.m. Friday on the south service road along Sunrise Highway near Locust Avenue in Bohemia. The accident caused a gasoline spill. Police closed the service road and the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway. Fire departments from West Sayville and several surrounding communities responded to the scene as well as the Islip fire marshal, hazardous materials units and Suffolk police. There were no reported injuries and the road was expected to be closed until the remaining fuel could be transferred to another tanker. (May 6, 2011) Credit: Paul Mazza
An overturned gasoline truck closed a portion of the south service road on Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, Suffolk County police said.
There were no reported injuries in the incident, which occurred around 2:15 p.m. at Locust Avenue. Lanes of the eastbound service road were still closed at 6 p.m., police said.
The owner of the truck was sending another tanker to the scene to claim the remaining gasoline, a police spokesman said.
Further details were not immediately available.
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