Tanker Truck Accident and Fuel Spill into Indian Creek; Highway 101 at Milepost 298.2, Washington

Elwha, Washington | 2025-Jul-18

Initial Notification: The NOAA SSC was notified by WAECY that a dual trailer tanker truck went off road between milepost 238 and 237 of Hwy 101 and into Indian Creek. One trailer is carrying a potential of 3900 gallons of diesel and the other a potential of 6000 gallons of gasoline. The driver has been taken to the hospital. Washington Depart of Ecology (ECY) is enroute. The trucking company is hiring a response cleanup contractor, ETA unknown. Washington State Patrol is on scene and is reporting the truck is currently leaking oil into the river. It is unknown if this is coming from either of the two trailers or the saddle tanks. National Marine Fisheries Service has been notified.