HENRICO COUNTY -
Four days after a huge jet fuel spill outside of the Richmond International Airport, investigators say they've found no detrimental environmental effects as a result of the spill.
The driver of a Kenan Advantage aviation fuel tanker veered off of Airport Drive Tuesday morning and flipped over in a nearby field adjacent to Williamsburg Road. The driver was on his way to refuel some planes at the airport that morning when the accident happened.
The accident slowed down drivers and air passengers who were forced to access the airport from another direction. The spill closed down Airport Drive and Williamsburg Road for more than five hours.
The driver of the Kenan tanker was injured but is expected to be okay. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Airport officials tell us this is the second time in about five years or so that a Kenan driver got into an accident on airport property, spilling jet fuel. In the accident five years ago the driver died from his injuries.
The company paid tens of thousands of dollars to clean up that spill. According to airport spokesperson Troy Bell, Kenan will also be responsible for the cleanup costs in Tuesday's accident and for expenses incurred by the throngs of emergency personnel called to the scene that day.
The driver of a Kenan Advantage aviation fuel tanker veered off of Airport Drive Tuesday morning and flipped over in a nearby field adjacent to Williamsburg Road. The driver was on his way to refuel some planes at the airport that morning when the accident happened.
The accident slowed down drivers and air passengers who were forced to access the airport from another direction. The spill closed down Airport Drive and Williamsburg Road for more than five hours.
The driver of the Kenan tanker was injured but is expected to be okay. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Airport officials tell us this is the second time in about five years or so that a Kenan driver got into an accident on airport property, spilling jet fuel. In the accident five years ago the driver died from his injuries.
The company paid tens of thousands of dollars to clean up that spill. According to airport spokesperson Troy Bell, Kenan will also be responsible for the cleanup costs in Tuesday's accident and for expenses incurred by the throngs of emergency personnel called to the scene that day.
