Chemical Spill from Truck Crash Contained
He said a nearby resident had this morning voiced contamination concerns over the spill.
Council workers have spent the day managing a clean up.
“This has been successful and contained the product,” Act. Insp. Bradow said.
“We will now have the operators of this trailer clean up the waste and have it removed.”
He said an accurate measurement of how much chemical had been spilled was today being ascertained.
“Estimates are around 9000 to 10,000 litres.”
Tests are being done to establish how much contaminated soil will need to be taken from the site.
“At this stage, estimates are about 300mm of earth to be remove
The highway is expected to be reduced to one lane at the site for the rest of today.
The 59-year-old driver of the truck, from Highfields, was uninjured.
A truck carrying a dangerous herbicide crashed near Captains Mountain about 4pm.
About 9000 litres of the poisonous chemical spilled on to the highway.
A sand bund has been put in place to contain the chemical.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
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