Fuel spill temporarily closes westbound LIE at Exit 50

Police say fuel started leaking onto the expressway around 7 a.m.

News 12 Staff

Jul 13, 2020, 11:26 AM

Updated 1,554 days ago

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All lanes of the westbound LIE have reopened at Exit 50 after a crash that caused a fuel spill.
Police say fuel started leaking onto the expressway around 7 a.m.
News 12 has been told by Dix Hills firefighters it all started with an accident near the Half Hollow Road overpass in Dix Hills.
The crash involved a tractor-trailer, which struck the guardrail and jackknifed.
The driver taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, but was not seriously hurt.