A fatal accident involving a tanker truck closed the 110 highway for hours

LOS ANGELES – One person was killed and two others injured in a rollover crash involving a tanker truck on the northbound 110 Freeway at Manchester Boulevard, spilling 500 to 1,000 gallons of jet fuel onto the roadway, the Los Angeles Fire Department said Sunday.

The accident was reported on Saturday at 10:55 p.m. Firefighters found the dead person under the tanker, authorities said.

The tanker driver was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and had no contact with firefighters, officials told City News Service.

A 30-year-old woman was hospitalized with minor injuries.

The fuel spill was contained by LAFD crews with the assistance of Caltrans.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

A SigAlert was issued by the CHP around 11:10 PM on Saturday. The southbound lanes of the 110 Freeway at Manchester Boulevard were closed until just after noon on Sunday.