Intersection closed near Emerald Shores Elementary due to accident, sewage spill

The intersection of Emerald Road and Oak Road in Ocala has been temporarily closed due to an accident.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook posting that a vehicle collided with a sewage tanker at the intersection earlier this morning.

Emergency crews are currently in the process of cleaning up a large sewage spill.

According to MCSO, parents are still able to drop off their children at Emerald Shores Elementary School (404 Emerald Road).