UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): Both northbound lanes are now open, with only one lane open for a short distance near Milepost 292.
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Highway 90 north between Highway 82 and Interstate 10 will be closed until further notice, due to an overturned semi-tractor leaking fuel in the northbound lanes of Highway 90.
According to the Benson Police Department, a tanker truck flipped over south of Cooperative Way in Benson. The driver was injured and transported to the local hospital. They have since been released from the hospital.
According to a social media post from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, the semi is "leaking a significant amount of fuel" at milepost 292. It flipped over just before 6 a.m. Multiple public safety personnel are on the scene, the post said. The Benson Police Department is the lead agency.
Northbound traffic, heading from Sierra Vista to Benson, will see closures at the Border Patrol Check Point, north of State Route 82.
Arizona Stat HAZMAT, Arizona Department of Transportation, and the Benson Fire Department are on scene for containment and clean up. The closure is expected to last several hours. The Benson Police Department is hopeful the road will reopen by 6 p.m.
Drivers are asked to find an alternate route.
DETOUR OPTIONS:
Heading to Tucson: Take Highway 82 to Highway 83.
Heading to Benson: Charleston Road to Highway 80; or Highway 82 to Highway 80
