Courtesy the American Township Fire Department
ALLEN COUNTY (WLIO) - An overnight semi accident on U.S. 30 leaves gallons of diesel fuel seeping into the Ottawa River.
Courtesy the American Township Fire Department
The American Township Fire Department was called out just before 2 a.m. Friday morning to a tractor-trailer that crashed through a guard rail into a ditch near the river at U.S. 30 mile marker 7. The truck was heading east when it went off the right side of the highway. Fire officials say about 75 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out with some getting into the Ottawa River. 100-foot of booms were placed in and around the river to contain the fuel.
Courtesy the American Township Fire Department
The driver was from Florida and was uninjured. The Ohio State Highway Patrol, American Township Fire, and the Allen County Emergency Management Agency responded to the accident and a private environmental company is handling the cleanup.
