BANNING, Calif. (CNS) -- Interstate 10 in Banning was shut down Tuesday as a hazmat crew cleaned up a fuel spill caused by a 9,000-gallon fuel tanker that rolled over.
The solo vehicle rollover crash was reported around 3:30 a.m., prompting the closure of I-10 in both directions between Ramsey and Eighth streets for hazmat removal, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
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The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Shortly after 9 a.m., Caltrans and county fire officials reported that all westbound lanes and two of the four eastbound lanes were reopened, with about 4,500 gallons of fuel remaining on the roadway.
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Caltrans advised on Twitter that all eastbound lanes will be closed again at an unknown time to offload more fuel from the tanker.