Truck Crash Spills Hazardous Material From East Palestine Train Derailment

A truck carrying hazardous material from the East Palestine train derailment crashed Tuesday in Novelty, Ohio, roughly 20 miles east of Cleveland. While a hazmat team has contained the spilled material, this crash is yet another misstep in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern derailment in February last year, which contaminated the small town with toxic acrolein and vinyl chloride, and cleanup is still in progress.

The tanker truck crashed and rolled on a two-lane road over 70 miles away from the East Palestine train derailment site, according to WJW. The tanker was carrying 5,000 gallons of waste, categorized as Class 9 hazardous materials by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The waste was mainly rainwater from the derailment site. The local fire department was dispatched to contain the spilled diesel fuel. However, up to five gallons of hazardous waste spilled through minor leaks in the tanker’s dome lid.

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