The driver of a gasoline tanker that overturned near Telegraph and Wilson in Dearborn appears to have been trying to avoid another motorist who lost control after hitting a patch of ice in the right lane of northbound traffic, Dearborn police said Saturday.

Police tell DeepSaidWhat.com that they are trying to piece together the exact cause of the crash and are asking for anyone that may have witnessed the crash to call the department’s Accident Investigation Bureau at 313-943-2245.  No one was seriously injured in the crash.

The gasoline tanker was hauling about 10,000 gallons of fuel when it overturned about 9:30 p.m. Friday. Police said between 2,500 and 3,000 gallons spilled out of the hauler and into the road.  Hazmat crews were able to get the spill cleaned up, including vacuuming fuel that spilled into nearby sewers.  The northbound lanes were reopened about 2 p.m., police said.

The driver of the car that apparently trigged the chain of events spun out of control after hitting a patch of ice in the roadway that police believe was caused from a recent water main break near Wilson and Telegraph and not the water main break near Einstein Brothers Bagels.

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