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| Tanker leaks fuel after derailing | Tanker leaks fuel after derailing |
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| A rail tanker has come off the tracks close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel. | A rail tanker has come off the tracks close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel. |
| 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: "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 Severn Trent Water have been informed and firefighters are also at the scene. |
| First Great Western (FGW) said services between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads had been disrupted. | 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. | 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. | "The train involved is a non-passenger train and there are no customers involved," he said. |