Friday, December 12, 2014

LOOSENED CARGO CRASHES FUEL TANK. 80+ GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL SPILLED IN ACCIDENT ON MANHEIM PIKE IN MANCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA



LOOSENED CARGO CRASHES fuel tank. 80+ gallons of diesel fuel spilled in accident on Manheim Pike in Manchester, Pennsylvania




Incident happened near Jones Honda, located on the 1300 block of Manheim Pike

UPDATED 2:53 PM EST Dec 12, 2014

LANCASTER, Pa. —Crews spent several hours on Friday cleaning up an accident on Manheim Pike (Route 72) in Lancaster.

The incident happened near Jones Honda, located on the 1300 block of Manheim Pike, around 10 a.m.

The driver, Michael Foreman of Philadelphia, says a car cut him off, which caused him to slam on his breaks. That caused the metal chains holding a 50,000+ pound of steel coil to come loose and fall off the rig, which in turn crushed the fuel tank. 

Firefighters and hazmat crews worked to cleanup the 80+ gallons of fuel that spilled onto the roadway. PennDOT crews also spread sand onto the sheen that ran about 40 yards past the truck. 

The road was closed for several hours on Friday. It reopened shortly before 3 p.m.