A passenger train hit a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday morning, causing the tank to split and spill an estimated 6,000 gallons of oil onto the ground.

A tanker truck was hit by a passenger train Wednesday morning, shutting down Highway 6 in both directions.

Hazmat crews are working to prevent the oil from going down storm drains. White Rock Creek runs through the area.

A three-vehicle crash in Plano on Friday involving an oil tanker has led to environmental crews working to stop spillage into ...