Tanker Truck Carrying Gasoline Ignites After Overturning on Arkansas Highway
A tanker trunk containing gasoline overturned and ignited on Wednesday, December 23, leading to blocked highway lanes near Ozark, Arkansas.
The truck’s driver was a 59-year-old man who died in the crash, according to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety. According to witnesses, a vehicle pulled out in front of the tanker truck, causing its driver to swerve off into a roadway ditch. The driver attempted to steer back into the lane, causing the truck to overturn on its driver’s side, the department said.
The Arkansas Department of Transportation announced the clearance of blocked highway lanes on Wednesday afternoon. Credit: Aneisha Rush LeMonier via Storyful
