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Tanker Carrying Liquid Nitrogen Overturns, Highway 99 Sheldon Road Off-Ramp Blocked

ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Crews are working to right a tanker that rolled over at the Highway 99 off-ramp from Sheldon Road Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities say that the big rig is carrying liquid nitrogen, necessitating a level 2 Hazmat response.

The southbound Highway 99 off-ramp to Sheldon Road has been closed as a consequence of the crash, Caltrans says. Crews expect to have the roadway reopened by 3:30 p.m.

Crews from the Sacramento Fire Department and the Cosumnes Fire Department are at the scene.

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