Highway near Corner Brook blocked by overturned fuel truck
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The Trans-Canada Highway near Corner Brook is impassable after a tanker trunk overturned causing an extensive fuel spill across the road.
The truck overturned on an exit ramp heading east. The driver, who had been pinned inside the truck, has been freed by emergency crews on the scene.
The highway was initially closed in both directions, but at noon the RCMP announced motorists could bypass the closure by entering Corner Brook through the Massey Drive and Riverside Drive exits.
Fire crews are hosing down the truck to prevent the ignition of the spilled fuel.
Emergency crews have created a wide perimeter around the truck.
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