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SUGAR LAND, TX – A fuel truck driver was killed when his 18 wheeler truck overturned on the southbound US 59 (Southwest Freeway) near SH 99 Grand Parkway in Sugar Land, Texas on June 7, 2011.

Overturned diesel tanker where big rig driver was killed and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel was spilled in Sugar Land, TX on June 7, 2011. Photo credit: Patric Schneider.

Sugar Land is in Fort Bend County, Texas in the southern part of the state about 23 miles southwest of Houston.

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The big rig accident happened around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. The 18-wheeler tanker truck was hauling diesel fuel at the time. The male driver, whose identity has not yet been released, died at the scene. According to reports, no other vehicles were involved and no one else was injured in the accident.

Map of location of fatal 18 wheeler accident on the southbound US 59 near SH 99.

The tanker ruptured in the accident and thousands of gallons of diesel fuel was spilled onto the roadway and over the edge of the highway and onto the frontage road below. Environmental crews were called in to assist in the cleanup. Estimates put the total spillage at around 8,000 gallons.

An article at the YourFortBendNews.com website reported on the story:

“It can take quite a bit of time before we can open the road,” said Doug Adolph, Sugar Land’s assistant communications director. “Fatalities usually take awhile to investigate and cleaning up diesel fuel from the ruptured tank will take some time as well.”

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued a statement about the incident and announced that the outbound main lanes of US 59 would be closed into the rush hour. Traffic was backed up for miles and southbound motorists were urged to take the feeder road while traveling south.

For more information about Texas trucking laws, truck injury causes and victims’ rights, contact truck accident lawyers Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP for expert truck accident advice. For a free initial consultation, talk to a truck accident attorney at 1.800.773.6770.

Texas metropolitan cities with a high incident of 18 wheeler accidents include Longview, Midland, Odessa and Port Arthur Texas to name a few.

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