Jet fuel spill shuts down I-20 east of Dallas, police say

The crash was reported around 7:45 a.m. on Interstate 20 at Farm Road 148.

TERRELL, Texas — A crash that resulted in a spill of 7,500 gallons of jet fuel caused the closure of westbound Interstate 20 east of Dallas on Wednesday morning, according to police.

The incident occurred around 7:45 a.m. on I-20 at Farm Road 148. Authorities confirmed that the spill had shut down the westbound lanes of the highway.

An environmental cleanup team was on its way to the scene to begin clearing the roadway. At the time, there was no estimated timeframe for when westbound I-20 would reopen. No further details about the crash were immediately available.