October 16, 2009

Deer Accident Leads to Diesel Fuel Spill

A trucking accident in Macomb early on the morning of October 11th led to a diesel fuel spill. According to The Peoria Journal Star, the semi-truck was heading northbound on US Route 67 when a deer ran into the truck’s path and the truck hit the deer. While minor damage was done to the front of the truck, the deer went under the truck, tearing a hole in the truck’s fuel line which caused the contents of the tank to spill. The spill was cleaned up by fire officials following this trucking accident.

August 27, 2009

Semi-trailer Crashes on Dan Ryan Expressway

State police had to shut down the northbound local lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois after a semi-tractor trailer truck jack-knifed and spilled diesel fuel following the truck accident. The truck crashed when the driver lost control in the northbound local lanes of the rain-slicked highway. No other vehicles were involved and no one was personally injured in the truck accident. The Chicago Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials alarm and had to put down sand to clean up the 50 to 75 gallons of spilled diesel fuel. To read more about the truck accident, please click the link.

April 21, 2009

Propane Truck Accident Near Chicago Closes Ramp to Expressway

According to a report on Chicago Breaking News, a propane truck was involved in an accident on April 20 in the Chicago suburb of Addison, IL. The accident happened after the driver lost control of the truck while getting on an entrance ramp to I-355. This caused the truck to rollover and block the ramp to the busy expressway. The driver was able to get out of the truck on his own and did not suffer serious injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the truck accident and no propane leaked from the tank of the truck. Visit the link to read more about this Chicago truck accident.

April 17, 2009

Truck Accident Shuts Down Highway for Several Hours

A truck accident involving three tractor-trailers occurred on April 16. The accident shut down a highway roughly 70 miles south of Chicago for several hours while crews cleaned up hazardous materials that spilled onto the road during the crash. According to a report on CBS 2 Chicago, the accident was caused when the three trucks rear-ended each other. One of the trucks involved in the accident was carrying Pyridine. The report did not indicate whether anyone involved in the accident was injured. Read the full story of this trucking accident by following the hyperlink.

February 25, 2009

Tractor Trailer Carrying Hazardous Chemical Crashes in Southern Illinois

A truck accident in southern Illinois left a highway closed for several hours as hazmat teams responded to the threat of a chemical spill. The truck was carrying a hazardous chemical used in insecticides and crashed into the median of I-57. The truck was the only vehicle involved in the accident and no major injuries were reported. The accident occurred when the driver of the semi-truck fell asleep and the truck collided with the median. The road was opened several hours after the truck accident after hazmat teams transferred the truck’s load into another trailer. Read more about this truck accident.