The road is expected to be closed until about 5 p.m. Drivers can take state Route 73 and state Route 48 during the closure.
>> Driver cut from burning fuel tanker escapes with minor injuries
The tanker, driven by Jeffrey Miller, 36, of Union, was going north on U.S 42 when it went off the right side of the road and into a ditch, rolling onto its side. The tanker caught fire and burned for an hour and a half.
Crews were able to remove Miller from the tanker. He was taken to Atrium Medical Center with minor injuries.
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