Press Release

Just prior to midnight the Westport Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 95 southbound between exits 18 and 17.  The department responded with 3 Engines, 1 Rescue, and the Shift Commander.  Arriving units found an accident involving two tractor trailers.  One of the tractor trailers had jack knifed and suffered a ruptured fuel tank.  The driver of one vehicle was injured and treated on scene by Westport Firefighters and Westport EMS.  Westport EMS transported the patient to an area hospital.  The extent of the injuries is unknown.  Firefighters mitigated and contained the fuel spill.  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) responded to the scene to oversee and coordinate the cleanup of the fuel spill.