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Tanker leaks fuel after derailing Tanker leaks fuel after derailing
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A rail tanker has derailed close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel after spilling its load. A rail tanker has come off the tracks close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel.
The vehicle overturned by the Beacon Hotel in Haresfield just before midday. The wagon overturned near the Beacon Hotel in Haresfield just before midday. Transport Police said despite the leak it was not believed there was a threat to safety. Three nearby roads have been closed as a precaution.
Police said that despite the leak it is not believed to pose a threat to public safety. Three roads have been closed. Police said: "The tanker, which was carrying liquid fuel and which was the last of 28 tankers, derailed and overturned on tracks."
A spokeswoman for Gloucestershire Police said: "The tanker, which was carrying liquid fuel and which was the last of 28 tankers, derailed and overturned on tracks." The Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water have been informed and firefighters are also at the scene.
The Environment Agency and the Severn Trent Water authority have been informed. First Great Western (FGW) said services between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads had been disrupted.
A spokesman for FGW said short-notice alterations, cancellations and delays could be expected.
"The train involved is a non-passenger train and there are no customers involved," he said.