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Fatal tanker truck accident closes Highway 110 for hours
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Fatal tanker truck accident closes Highway 110 for hours

One person was killed and two others were injured in a rollover accident involving a tanker truck on the northbound 110 Freeway at Manchester Boulevard that spilled between 500 and 1,000 gallons of aviation fuel onto the roadway , the Los Angeles Fire Department announced Sunday.

The accident was reported on Saturday at 22:55. Responding firefighters found one person dead under the truck, authorities said.

The tanker driver was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and did not interact with firefighters, City News Service officials said.

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

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

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

A SigAlert was issued around 11:10 p.m. Saturday by the CHP. Lanes on the southbound 110 Freeway at Manchester Boulevard were closed until after noon Sunday.