Jacksonville, FL — Traffic through Green Cove Springs was much slower than normal following a crash and fuel spill on U.S. 17 near State Road 16. Clay County Fire and Rescue says the crash happened around 3:44 am.
According to a crash report from Florida Highway Patrol, a semi truck heading south on U.S. 17 was making a left turn on to State Road 16 when a cargo van heading north of U.S. 17 when both vehicles collided.
An undetermined amount of of diesel fuel spilled on to the road and down the storm drain. The Department of Environmental Protection was on scene to monitor cleanup.
Photos of the crash causing delays through Green Cove Springs. Listen to 104.5 WOKV for traffic reports every 6 minutes. #WOKVtraffic #ClayCoFireRescue https://t.co/1VhyxMEcHG
— Brian Reilly (@Brian_WOKV) December 18, 2019
.@WOKVNews has been updating delays every six minutes for the past hour. Listen for @Brian_WOKV updates: https://t.co/47UNtUtZvZ@ActionNewsJax @ActionTraffic https://t.co/M8w070zHZS
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) December 18, 2019
#ClayCoFireRescue Engines 20 & 22, Haz Mat 22 & Rescue 24 are working a motor vehicle accident with injuries involving a diesel fuel spill at US17 and SR16 in Green Cove Springs. Northbound lanes of US17 are closed while crews clear the scene. DEP, FHP & GCPD are also responding. pic.twitter.com/wvN39Kci3X
— Clay County Fire Rescue (@ClayFireRescue) December 18, 2019
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