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Tanker overturned on Elkhorn Rd, Knifley, traffic blocked

We are awaiting alternate travel suggestions and extent of hazard and will report when available from authorities
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By Ed Waggener & Larry Smith
Joint ColumbiaMagazine.com & FM 99.9, the Big Dawg Report

A gas tanker from White Oil Company in Campbellsville, KY, has overturned across from the Knifley Fire Department, according to information requested from Laurie Coleman at nearby Patterson's Bait and Grocery.



Coleman said that first responders are on the scene and that Elkhorn Road/KY 76 is blocked and that several first responders are on the scene.

Coleman said that while Patterson's Bait is supplied by White Petroleum, she didn't think the loaded truck was bound for Patterson's. "We are due for a shipment," she said.

CM & The Big Dawg have not received word as to the tanker size or if injuries were incurred in the accident.


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Overturned gas tanker, Elkhorn Road, Knifley, KY



2017-10-25 - Near Knifley Fire Station, Knifley, KY - Photo by Mike Keltner, Adair County Emergency Director.
Scene early this morning, Wedesday, October 25, 2017, after a gasoline tanker owned by White Oil Company, Campbellsville, KY, overturned. The resulting spill necessitated blocking of Elkhorn Road (KY 76) just west of the Central Business District in Knifley for several hours. At 10:18amCT, the clean was continuing. HazMat teams and other first responders are in the area. Detours via Union Church Road and Robinson Ridge Road have been advised. Adair County School buses made regular pickups in the area with only slight delays.

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Early daylight photo, overturned gas tanker, Knifley, KY



2017-10-25 - Area of 6200 Elkhorn Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mike Keltner, Adair County Emergency Director.
As daylight appeared this morning, Wednesday, October 24, 2017, the extensive damage to the overturned fuel tanker in the area of 6200 Elkhorn Road, Knifley was evident. This accident is expected to block the roadway between Knifley Fire Department and Eastridge Cemetery Road for several hours. Please use an alternate route. - Mike Keltner

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Overturned gas tanker cleanup at Knifley continues



2017-10-25 - Area of 6200 Elkhorn Road, Knifley, KY - Photo by Mike Keltner, Adair County Emergency Director.
The scene at mid morning, in 6600 area of Elkhorn Road/KY 76, west of Knifley, KY, between the Knifley Fire Department and Eastridge Cemetery Road, as HazMat workers, and first responders work to clear the site crash. Reports we are receiving is that the driver walked away from the crash and reported the single vehicle from a nearby house. Extent of his injuries, if any, have not been received. Cleanup and re-opening of KY 76, according to Mike Keltner, Adair County Emergency Director, at 9:59amCT, Wednesday morning, was expected to take several more hours. Mr. Keltner recommends drivers use alternate routes - Union Church Road and Robinson Ridge Road have been suggested - while cleanup is in progress.

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