Diesel spillage on A27

A DIESEL leak on the A27 took almost an hour to clear up on Saturday (February 6).

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Feb 2010, 10:59 BST

Updated 8th Feb 2010, 11:24 BST

About 20 litres of fuel were split in the road's westbound carriageway, between Clapham and Hammerpot, at about noon, when the tank of a car transporter ruptured.

Fire crews from Arundel, East Preston and Worthing were at the scene, stemming the leak and cleaning the road, until 12.55pm.

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