Wisconsin Gasoline Tanker Overturns, Catches Fire

March 17, 2006
Rescue crews are at the scene

Rescue crews are at the scene of a gasoline tanker truck crash on Highway 29 in Shawano County.

The sheriff's department says the truck rolled over at the Highway 45 interchange near Wittenberg around 3:30 Friday morning and caught fire.

Injuries are reported but the tanker was the only vehicle involved in the crash. We're told the driver managed to walk away from the crash.

Highway 29 is closed at the Highway 45 exit right now but traffic is getting through; it's being rerouted on the exit ramps.

There is no word when Highway 29 will fully reopen.

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