A tanker was engulfed in flames on the morning of Friday (9/8) on the National Highway of Athens – Corinth, at the height of Kineta.
12 firefighters with 4 vehicles rushed to the scene.
#Fire in a tank truck, at the 56th km of Athens – Corinth, Olympia Road. Business 12 #firefighters with 4 vehicles.
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The driver is in the hospital
The driver of the tanker truck that overturned today at the 56th km Athens-Corinth of the Olympia Road was taken to the Corinth hospital. The driver is, according to the information from the police so far, out of danger.
How is vehicular traffic conducted?
A while ago, on the New National Highway, in the direction of Corinth, two lanes, the middle and the right lane, were opened to traffic. However, cars are still moving slowly and traffic is blocked.
There is no traffic in the direction of Athens and the road is closed, because oil has been spilled at the point where the tanker has overturned and the road surface is being cleaned. For this reason, vehicles heading to Athens are being diverted via the Old National Road at the Agioi Theodori interchange. Traffic is also blocked towards Athens and cars are moving at a slow pace.
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