Route 140 was closed in both directions near Bethel Road in Carroll County for a little over an hour this afternoon as crews worked to clean up diesel fuel leaking from a tanker that overturned, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
The tanker overturned near a Royal Farms store between Westminster and Sykesville around 12:30 p.m.
The road reopened before 2 p.m., but the tanker remains overturned in the Royal Farms parking lot, according to highway officials.
Tanker overturns on Route 140 near Bethel Road in Carroll County
A gasoline tanker truck lies on its side at the Royal Farms Store, Route 140 and Bethel Road, near Westminster, after crashing into a car and sliding down an embankment into the fueling area, barely missing propane tanker on Dec. 7. The drivers of both vehicles were flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma for treatment. (Photo by Phil Grout)