"A crash early Thursday involving a big rig gas tanker shut down the southbound direction of a state highway in Santa Cruz County, the California Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened about 6:45 a.m. on southbound state Highway 17 just south of Sugarloaf Road. A driver emerged from the truck with evidence of a head injury, according to initial reports confirmed by the CHP. The severity of the injury was not known immediately."
"The CHP confirmed initial reports that the tanker overturned and that part of it went down an embankment. Those reports also indicated gas from two loaded tankers leaked, according to the CHP. The CHP said initial reports indicated there 8,600 gallons of fuel in the tankers. The CHP closed both lanes of southbound Highway 17 at Sugarloaf Road, as well as the far left lane in the northbound direction at Vine Hill Road."
Early Thursday morning, a big rig gas tanker crashed and overturned on southbound state Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County just south of Sugarloaf Road. A driver emerged with evidence of a head injury; the severity of the injury was not known immediately. The overturned tanker went partly down an embankment and reports indicated gas leaked from two loaded tankers. Initial reports estimated 8,600 gallons of fuel were in the tankers. The CHP closed both southbound lanes at Sugarloaf Road and the far left northbound lane at Vine Hill Road. At 8 a.m., CHP officers were turning around vehicles near the Summit Road exits and responses and cleanup efforts were ongoing.
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