At approximately 12:45p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 10, near Womack, in Orange County.
Preliminary reports indicate that a truck tractor semi-trailer was traveling westbound on Interstate 10. According to the driver, he lost control of the vehicle when the right rear tires began to vibrate. The 18-wheeler struck the outside concrete barrier before coming to rest off the roadway.
Due to the collision, the gas tanks ruptured and spilled diesel fuel. HazMat teams responded to the scene and immediately cleaned the diesel spill from the roadway.
The driver, 69-year-old Robert Gans of Kountze, refused to be transported to a hospital, but did receive medical treatment at the crash scene.
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