Highway near Yaroslavl closed after truck collision and gasoline spill — photos
The collision involved two trucks on a highway in Yaroslavl District, leading to a fuel spill.
On the morning of January 21, a highway near Yaroslavl was closed due to a gasoline spill after a traffic accident. Two trucks collided in the area of the village of Alekseevskoye.
Rescue and cleanup crews are working at the scene of the truck collision and gasoline spill.
‘On the section of the highway Yaroslavl — Zayachy Kholm — Ivanovo, in the area of the village of Alekseevskoye, a collision of two cargo vehicles occurred with subsequent spillage of gasoline onto the roadway. Currently, traffic on this section of the road in the direction of the city of Yaroslavl is closed,’ reported the State Traffic Inspectorate of Yaroslavl Oblast (GAI).
The State Traffic Inspectorate recommended that Yaroslavl residents plan detour routes while restrictions are in effect on the highway.
Recall that on the morning of January 21, a traffic accident occurred in Yaroslavl on Polushkina Roshcha Street. A truck collided with a passenger car, blocking the entire road. Due to this, a traffic jam formed in the city. Temporarily bus route No. 57 was adjusted. By 12:00, traffic on Polushkina Roshcha was restored.
