Contract employees with Haz-Mat Response Inc. of Olathe work to remove contaminated soil from the side of the Kansas Turnpike's westbound lane near the West Lawrence interchange.

Work continued Monday to clean up a gasoline spill along the Kansas Turnpike near the West Lawrence interchange where a tanker was involved in an accident Sunday night.

No one was injured in the accident, but a gash in the tanker caused about 1,000 gallons of gasoline to spill out along the northern side of the westbound lanes, according to Dan Kellerman, environmental geologist with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Heavy equipment was brought to the scene Sunday night to dig a trench to capture some of the spill. On Monday, Haz-Mat Response Inc. of Olathe was removing the gasoline and the contaminated soil. Kellerman said he didn’t think there was any serious environmental damage.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, the gasoline tanker was traveling westbound on the turnpike when a car changed lanes, causing the tanker driver to swerve to avoid the car. The tanker struck the concrete median barrier, puncturing the tank and causing the leak. The accident occurred shortly before 10 p.m.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical and the Wakarusa Township Fire Department responded to the scene, as did Douglas County Emergency Management officials.

The accident report identified the tanker driver as Glen D. Seymour, 32, of Berryton. The driver of the car was Nicole Marie Allen, 19, of Tonganoxie, according to the report.

A Kansas Turnpike Authority spokeswoman said the accident was still under investigation and no information was available about whether any citations had been issued.