8th
December
2007
Fuel Truck Overturns On Whitestone Expressway
A 100-gallon gasoline spill in Queens afternoon caused some traffic troubles in the borough.
A fuel truck overturned at the Northern Boulevard off ramp of the southbound Whitestone Expressway, closing the off ramp.
Only a fraction of the contents of the 5,000-gallon truck spilled on to the street. The Department of Environmental Conservation says some of the fuel seeped into the top soil but there is no evidence the spill contaminated Flushing Creek.
The driver of the truck was hospitalized with minor injuries.