Yahoo Autos Truck Crashes While Transporting 40,000 Pounds of Toxic Soil from East Palestine, Ohio
When trucks crash, it isn’t fun for the people who get delayed by the truck blocking the road, and it certainly isn’t fun for the driver who has to deal with the fact that they made a terrible mistake. But at least if the truck in question is carrying an interesting payload, it can be an interesting story to read about. Say, for example, Bud Light, potatoes, tomatoes or eggs. A truck spilling toxic, contaminated soil, on the other hand, is decidedly not fun.
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CBS News reports that a truck carrying 40,000 lbs of toxic soil from East Palestine, Ohio crashed on Monday, spilling at least half its load onto the highway. The wreck took place Monday afternoon in Columbiana County, Ohio, but the good news is, the Ohio EPA reportedly claims “the spill was contained and is not a threat to nearby waterways.”
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