The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has partially reopened Townsend-Winona Road near Flagstaff following a crash involving a propane truck Tuesday morning.
Officials say the driver of an SUV dropped his phone and while reaching down to pick it up drifted across the center line hitting the 2,500-gallon propane tanker, tearing off its rear axle.
It caused a leak in the truck with propane potentially pooling near the BNSF railroad tracks leading the company to consider halting train traffic until a haz-mat team deemed the area safe.
No evacuations were necessary in the area.
The drivers had minor injuries and were treated on scene. According to Coconino County officials, as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the westbound lane had been reopened after the propane truck was removed and the eastbound lane remained closed pending the removal of the SUV.
