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Crews complete cleanup on Hwy 14

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UPDATE: Crews have finished cleaning up the hydraulic fluid and antifreeze that was spilled earlier onto Hwy 14 from a rig.

 


TYLER (KYTX) - TxDOT and Smith County Sheriff's Department have closed Hwy 14 at CR 3140 due to a hydraulic fluid and antifreeze on the roadway that was spilled from a rig.

A accident happened around noon Wednesday when the drive shaft of the rig flew off and struck the lines to the truck. After the mixture sprayed onto the road, a truck driving through lost control and crashed.

The driver had to flown to a Tyler hospital.

Commuters are asked to avoid this area.

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