SHAMOKIN - An oil leak mucked up midday traffic Thursday along Sunbury Street, causing the busy roadway to be closed for nearly three hours.
City Patrolman Nate Rhoades said a southbound truck hauling a flatbed trailer driven by Thomas E. Smith, of Kulpmont, sprung a leak at about 11 a.m. after the plug on the vehicle's oil pan fell out.
Emergency personnel on scene estimated about 10 gallons of motor oil leaked onto the southbound lane over nine blocks.
A heavy odor of oil permeated Shamokin and Sunbury streets near where the truck came to a stop.
Cleanup was performed by area fire personnel, while city police and fire police redirected traffic. PennDOT and county emergency management personnel were on scene.
The road reopened at 1:45 p.m.