Albany, OR : Man dies in rollover crash near Idanha on Friday, December, 15th 2017

A Bend man was killed Friday night when his fuel truck rolled over and caught fire on Highway 22E east of Idanha.

According to a news release, the Oregon State Police responded to the incident around 11 p.m.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2001 Kenworth Central Petro fuel truck, driven by 58-year-old Ronald Edward Scurlock, lost traction on the icy highway and flipped, coming to a stop and blocking the road. The truck's tank, which was filled with more than 11,000 gallons of fuel, ruptured and caught fire, spreading to nearby shrubs.

Scurlock was pronounced dead at the scene.

Additional collisions occurred in the area, including a responding Idanha-Detroit Fire District engine that rolled onto its side. No injuries were reported in these separate incidents.

Oregon State Police was assisted at the scene by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the Idanha and Gates fire departments, Salem Regional Hazmat and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

It remained unclear as of Saturday afternoon how much of the spilled fuel burned or was lost into the ground or river. Department of Environmental Quality officials were on scene coordinating containment and cleanup with ODOT.

The investigation is ongoing, and the highway remained closed as of Saturday evening.

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Man dies in rollover crash near Idanha; Highway 22 closed