A water advisory for the City of Port Angeles was lifted Sunday evening after a tanker truck rolled into a nearby creek. The truck went off the road and rolled into Indian Creek at U.S. 101 at milepost 238 on Friday, around 11 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported via X. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital as a precaution.

The advisory was the response to a Friday fuel tanker crash at Indian Creek Basin. The creek feeds into Elwha River, the city’s main potable water source.

A "Do Not Drink" water order has been issued for all City of Port Angeles water utility customers amid contamination concerns, effective immediately.This orde