USA - State police still investigating wreck that led to evacutions
State police still investigating wreck that led to evacutions
by Express-Times staff
Sunday March 22, 2009, 4:43 PM
The North Penn Goodwill services set up outside of the Pen Argyl HS gym following an evacuation of Wind Gap Borough after a tractor trailer carrying Hydrogen Fluoride overturned on Route 33.State police are still investigating Saturday's tractor trailer wreck on Route 33 that caused thousands to evacuate a one-mile radius of the crash site.
State police at the Belfast barracks said an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The driver of the Honeywell truck carrying 16 tons of hydrofluoric acid, Raymond Leblanc, 54, of Ontario, Canada, swerved to avoid a deer around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
The tractor trailer slid several hundred feet before coming to a rest on its side.
Because of potential fatal contact with the chemical, authorities evacuated a one-mile radius of the area around the crash as a precaution............
Northampton County Administration Director John Conklin said yesterday's evacuation went according to plan. Most residents were incredibly cooperative, he said.
"We probably had a much greater percentage of people that listened and got out," Conklin said. "This was a really bad chemical to have an accident with. We took all the necessary precautions."
by Express-Times staff
Sunday March 22, 2009, 4:43 PM
The North Penn Goodwill services set up outside of the Pen Argyl HS gym following an evacuation of Wind Gap Borough after a tractor trailer carrying Hydrogen Fluoride overturned on Route 33.State police are still investigating Saturday's tractor trailer wreck on Route 33 that caused thousands to evacuate a one-mile radius of the crash site.
State police at the Belfast barracks said an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The driver of the Honeywell truck carrying 16 tons of hydrofluoric acid, Raymond Leblanc, 54, of Ontario, Canada, swerved to avoid a deer around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
The tractor trailer slid several hundred feet before coming to a rest on its side.
Because of potential fatal contact with the chemical, authorities evacuated a one-mile radius of the area around the crash as a precaution............
Northampton County Administration Director John Conklin said yesterday's evacuation went according to plan. Most residents were incredibly cooperative, he said.
"We probably had a much greater percentage of people that listened and got out," Conklin said. "This was a really bad chemical to have an accident with. We took all the necessary precautions."
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