A tanker with up to 85,000 pounds of fuel on board and a sedan collided Friday in the unincorporated Agua Dulce area of Los Angeles County, shutting down all but one northbound lane of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway with a potential to disrupt morning traffic.
The crash was reported at 3:19 a.m. on the northbound Antelope Valley Freeway just south of Escondido Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The sedan reportedly was against the big rig, which also had a broken rear axle, the CHP said. Oil spilled across lane Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
The drivers got out of both vehicles and were located on the right shoulder, the CHP said. At least one declined to be taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries.
Officers at the scene requested absorbent to clear a 100-foot slick on the roadway.
The CHP issued a SigAlert at 3:42 a.m. shutting down northbound lanes Nos. 2, 3 and 4 for about three hours while the tanker and sedan were towed away and the oil was cleared from lanes.