A BOX TRUCK
CARRYING OXYGEN TANKS FOR PATIENTS, TIPPED OVER WHEN IT SKIDDED ON ICY ROUTE 22
NEAR DUGWAY ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HILLSDALE, MASSACHUSETTS
HILLSDALE, MASS – A box truck carrying oxygen tanks for
patients, tipped over when it skidded on icy Route 22 near Dugway Road in the
Town of Hillsdale just after noon on Monday.
The driver of the vehicle, a 55-year-old Pittsfield,
Massachusetts man, was not injured. The truck is registered to T&C
Flynn’s Pharmacy of Pittsfield, which makes home oxygen and pharmacy
deliveries.
Columbia County Emergency Management and the Hazmat team
were called to the scene because three 950-pound oxygen tanks were found to be
leaking.
The accident remains under investigation. The road
was closed for 4 ½ hours