Mercury News has reported that authorities in San Diego had to temporarily shut down part of California highways 805 and 94 after leaky grease truck created a mile-and-a-half long oil slick on the road. The slick caused at least two motorists to lose control of their car and spin out, and caused two others to collide as well. Cleanup crews used sand to absorb the grease.
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No crying over crash that spilled milk onto NY highway ramp
New York state police say that they’re not crying - or issuing tickets - over a tractor-trailer crash that spilled more than 1,000 gallons of milk onto a highway ramp. Milk and diesel fuel spilled onto the road and into the Mahwah River in Hillburn when the tanker overturned Sunday afternoon on a state thruway ramp heading toward Interstate 87. The driver suffered a minor concussion and was treated at a hospital. Crews trained to handle hazardous materials cleaned up the spill, and the ramp was closed for about eight hours.
Runaway trailers a highway menace
Runaway trailers are a little-known but persistent cause of crashes, deaths and injuries across the United States. The government doesn’t keep nationwide statistics on accidents caused by trailer decouplings. But a Los Angeles Times review of news reports and court files identified about 540 such crashes since 2000. They resulted in at least 164 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
Cars spin out as waste truck spills poultry fat along Virginia highway
A waste truck leaked poultry fat along 30 kilometres of Virginia roadway today, causing at least four crashes not to mention a stinky mess. State police say a valve was left open on truck hauling waste grease from the Perdue Farms rending plant in Accomac. The mistake wasn’t noticed until the truck reached a weigh station at the Maryland state line. At least four crashes and several spinouts were reported on northbound U.S. Route 13. One injured person was taken to hospital.
Cars spin out as waste truck spills poultry fat along Virginia highway
Massive Pileup Closes California Highway
More than 100 cars and trucks crashed on a fog-shrouded freeway Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, the California Highway Patrol said.
