BREAKING: Emergency plan activated as tanker carrying 30,000 litres of butane gas overturns in south of Spain

AN EMERGENCY plan to deal with accidents involving the transport of dangerous goods has swung into action in Andalucia tonight (Monday) after a tanker lorry carrying around 30,000 litres of butane gas overturned.

📸 imágenes del #AccidenteBonares hasta allí se han desplazado efectivos de @E112Andalucia Los operativos continúan trabajando en el lugar 🚒🚔 pic.twitter.com/vcBrhfC4ad

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 11, 2019

The Andalucian government delegate for Huelva, Bella Verano, activated the plan at 8.47pm after the accident at km 61 of the A-49 at Bonares in the direction of Huelva.

The emergency services were alerted to the incident by calls at around 7pm indicating the tanker driver had also been injured in the incident. He has been transferred to hospital.

Andalucia’s emergency group (GREA), firefighters, Guardia Civil and Local Police officers from Bonares were quickly on the scene.

Spain’s road authority, the DGT, said that although there was diesel spilt on the road from the crashed vehicle there was no leakage of butane gas from the tanker.

Traffic diversions have been put in place as the road remains closed while the gas is transferred to another tanker – which is expected to take until the early hours of the morning.

🔴 La autovía A-49 se encuentra cortada al tráfico a la altura del kilómetro 62, término municipal de #Bonares #Huelva en sentido #Huelva por el vuelco de un camión. Extrema la precaución si circulas por la zona pic.twitter.com/dTz4FW52Ku

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 11, 2019

🔴La delegada @HuelvaJunta activa la situación 1 del Plan de Emergencias Ante el Riesgo de Accidentes de Mercancías Peligrosas por el vuelco de un camión en #Bonares #Huelva Toda la info 👉https://t.co/WfdEPQOv71

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 11, 2019

Cortada #A49 Km. 61 sentido Hueva (#Bonares) por accidente de circulación. Desvíos establecidos por salida 60 hacia #A5001 (Niebla) y #A472. Precaución en el tramo. #DGTHuelva

— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) February 11, 2019