PHOTO SPECIAL: Major road still closed after tanker containing 30,000 litres of butane gas overturns

EXPERTS have worked through the night to safely begin the transfer 30,000 litres of butane gas to another tanker after a serious traffic accident in the south of Spain last night (Monday).

At 2.30am this morning the delicate operation to transfer the dangerous gas began and is continuing while the A-49 remains closed in both directions near Bonares (Huelva) in Andalucia.

The Andalucian government delegate for Huelva, Bella Verano, activated an emergency plan to deal with accidents involving the transport of dangerous goods at 8.47pm last night after the accident at km 61 of the A-49.

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 was 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 vehicle there was no leakage of butane gas from the crashed tanker.

🔴 #AccidenteBonares 🚛 A las 2.40 horas comenzó el trasvase de la carga de 30.000 litros de gas propano sin mover el camión volcado y sobre las 5:00 los especialistas del Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos iniciaron las maniobras para voltear la cisterna y seguir trabajos. pic.twitter.com/mXU4tor0W8

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 12, 2019

🔴Prosiguen las labores de trasvase del camión accidentado en Bonares, #Huelva y permanece cortada la autovía A-49 en ambos sentidos 🚛. Más información, 👉 https://t.co/SIt3ESRiCW #AccidenteBonares pic.twitter.com/gUENnLxr3T

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 12, 2019

Los operativos realizan el volteo de la cisterna del camión 🚛 tras haber realizado la primera parte del trasvase de la carga #AccidenteBonares pic.twitter.com/Z9wSvmhdI0

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 12, 2019

La A-49 ha quedado cortada al tráfico en ambos sentidos 🛣️ entre los kilómetros 60 y 75 por #AccidenteBonares hay un desvío alternativo por la A-472 (para los conductores que circulen tanto sentido Huelva, como sentido Sevilla). Comienzan las labores de trasvase de la carga pic.twitter.com/KXdm249z1d

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 12, 2019

Maquinaria especializada desplazada hasta el lugar del #AccidenteBonares retira la cabeza tractora del camión #GREA112 @CONSORCIOBOMBER pic.twitter.com/FV8kt01fIw

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 12, 2019