NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) - A tanker truck carrying 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel veered off a highway and rolled into a river Thursday, killing the driver, officials said.
The identity of the driver wasn't immediately known, according to Sgt. John Flannigan, a spokesman for the Vermont State Police
The truck, owned by Barrows & Fisher Oil Co. of Brattleboro, was northbound on Route 30 when the accident occurred near the Newfane-Townshend line. The cause was unknown.
The truck came to rest on its right side, partially submerged in the West River.
Route 30 was closed in both directions afterward and a hazardous materials team used booms in a bid to contain the oil leaking into the river, which flows into the Connecticut River. Brattleboro Fire Department divers were also on the scene.
"Something is obviously leaking, so we dispatched hazmat," said Mark Bosma, spokesman for Vermont Emergency Management.
A man who answered the telephone at Barrows & Fisher had no comment and would not identify the driver.
Newfane, Vermont. 
A tanker truck travelling Northbound on Route 30 with 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel hit a guardrail, veered off the road and overturned into the West River near Newfane, Vermont. The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The driver was ejected and killed, while the truck's tank ruptured.

The truck came to rest partially submerged in the river on its right side and immediately began leaking its payload. The driver has been identified as 30-year-old Eduard Lashway of Guilford. The vehicle was owned by local company Barrows & Fisher Oil Co. of Brattleboro.

HazMat crews and Brattleboro Fire Department divers worked with booms to try to contain the oil leaking into the river. Route 30 was also closed in both directions, and the river closed to water traffic. A total of 100 gallons of fuel leaked into the river but was ultimately contained by HazMat teams.

WMUR reached an unidentified person at Barrows & Fisher, who refused to identify the then-unknown driver and said he had no comment on the accident.

The accident is under investigation.