Tanker truck rollover on southbound Hwy 101 onramp at Alemany in San Francisco snarls traffic

August 10, 2023 / 1:57 PM / CBS San Francisco

CHP in San Francisco are at the scene of an injury accident involving an overturned tanker truck carrying cooking oil that has shut down the southbound US-101 onramp at Alemany Boulevard, authorities said.

At 1:26 p.m., CHP issued a severe traffic alert regarding the overturned tractor trailer that left one person injured.

San Francisco Fire tweeted that one occupant was being treated for minor injuries. There were reports on cooking oil possibly leaking onto the roadway, but fire officials said there was no immediate health hazard.

TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVERALEMANY BLVD TO SOUTHBOUND ON-RAMP.ONE OCCUPANT WITH MINOR INJURIES BEING TREATED BY #SFFDEMS.TANKER CARRYING COOKING OIL, NO IMMEDIATE HEALTH HAZARD.EXPECT DELAYSCONTACT @CHPAlerts FOR UPDATES pic.twitter.com/cYelnUmjX3

There currently is no estimated time to reopen the onramp is closed. Motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes to avoid the area.

First published on August 10, 2023 / 1:57 PM

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