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NEPHI — Southbound I-15 was closed just north of Nephi for a few hours Monday after a semitruck crashed and began leaking diesel fuel, according to state troopers.
The Utah Department of Transportation alerted the public to a hazardous material spill that prompted the closure of all lanes of southbound traffic just after noon. The truck's driveline punctured its fuel tanks, causing a leak, according to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Cam Roden.
"They have (southbound lanes) closed ... so they can clean it up," he told KSL. "No injuries and no other cars involved."
Cameras showed traffic leaving the highway at the Mona exit just north of the crash shortly after announcing the closure. UDOT reopened the southbound lanes just after 3 p.m. but said residual delays were anticipated throughout Monday afternoon.
