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Traffic Alert: Portion of State Route 177 Closed Due
to Overturned Gasoline Tanker Tractor Trailer
Published: September 13, 2023
at 10:20 a.m.
By: Traffic Alert
UPDATE 09/14/23 (02:00 p.m.): Link
to Incident Report
from Lowville Fire Department
UPDATE 09/14/23 (05:30 a.m.): As of
5 a.m., the scene has been safely cleared and Route 177 is reopened to
traffic.
UPDATE (12:40 p.m.): Route 177
remains closed at this time as crews continue work at the scene. Lowville
Fire has requested a tanker-only response from Adams Center, Lorraine,
Glenfield, New Bremen, Castorland, and Martinsburg fire departments in
addition to equipment from Watertown and Fort Drum.
UPDATE (10:25 a.m.): No injuries are
reported from the crash and at this time officials report a minimal amount
of fuel leaking from the saddle tank on the truck, with no leaks from the
tanker trailer.
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