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One person injured after big rig hangs over I-80 and Watt Avenue overpass

Clean-up crews were called to the scene because the tanker was leaking diesel fuel.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One person was injured when a fuel tanker crashed into a bridge barrier and hung over an overpass Tuesday afternoon. 

According to Sacramento Metro Fire, the accident happened near Business I-80 and Hw. 24, near Watt Avenue. Clean-up crews were called to the scene because the tanker was leaking Liquified Natural Gas.

How the crash happened is still under investigation. It's unclear if the injured person was the driver, however they were transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

This is a developing story. Stay with ABC10 as more information becomes available. 

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