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Semi Truck Carrying Dangerous Chemical Load Overturns On I-65 in Boone County

MSNBC reports that a tanker truck accident on the ramp between I-65 South and I-865 East was shut down on Friday due to the potential for a hazardous chemical spill.

At the time of the accident, the tanker was carrying a 48,000-pound load of liquid aluminum, which had to be carefully moved to another truck during the cleanup. The potential danger of the substance caused substantial backups on the roads as the left lanes of I-865 were blocked while emergency workers brought in special equipment to clear the wreck.

The driver of the truck said the accident was caused by slick ice on the ramp, which caused his big rig to slide off the road and roll down the embankment. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

"Once the truck caught on the ice and slush, it kinda grabbed it and pulled it off the roadway basically down the embankment and as you can see the truck is lying on its side about a hundred feet down the embankment itself," said Robert Hawkins, Indiana State Police.