A semi truck flipped over on a Houston toll road this week and caught fire. The tractor-trailer was carrying gasoline and the fire was huge.
According to witnesses the tractor-trailer was struck by a van when another vehicle ran a red light and caused the truck accident.
A massive fire resulted when the trucks fuel spilled onto the roadway and caught fire. The flames were so high that it was well over an hour before firefighters could extinguish the fuel fed fire.
The truck driver appeared to survive the truck wreck without injury. The driver of the van was taken to Willowbrook Methodist Hospital for treatment of injuries.
The traffic on the Houston tollway was backed up and for quite some time closed in both directions. Hazmat crews would have been dispatched to assist in the cleanup whenever a fuel spill is affecting the roadway.
