Thursday morning found a Dodge pickup truck towing several vehicles made an unexpected lane change on Hwy 73 several miles east of Port Arthur. This forced a semi truck to take evasive actions but the collision occurred anyway with the pickup. The momentum of the 18-wheeler moved it across the median into opposing traffic and…
Posts Categorized: Hazardous Materials
Spilled Fuel from 18-Wheeler Wreck Threatens Waterways
Sunday’s morning found an 18-wheeler rolled over just off Hwy 183A between Cedar Park and Leander. The commercial truck was hauling fuel, and the crash has caused the content to be spilled onto the roadway and ground. Besides the risk of explosive ignition and fire, the fire department is worried about contamination to the local…
18-Wheeler Wreck Shut Down IH 45 North Houston
This Friday’s evening found the Hazmat crew hard at work cleaning up debris and spilt fuel on IH 45 just north of the Woodlands and south of TX 242. The scene was an incident of a collision between an 18-wheeler and the retaining wall on IH 45. The accident also involved two other passenger vehicles.…
Sorry Hazmat Crew, Another 18-Wheeler Accident for Cleanup
This Saturday found the Hazardous Materials crew working hard again to clean up another mess left by an 18-wheeler wreckage. According to The Courier, over 32 tons of industrial cement was being hauled by a commercial truck in Conroe when it crashed into an exit railing on IH 45. The semi-truck driver was arrested by…
Hazmat Crew Get Another Workout
A chemical spill this Monday from yet another 18-wheeler accident in Texas is giving the Hazmat crew another workout again. According to the Dallas AP, IH 30 in that city was the site of a crash between a Kia and an 18-wheeler truck. The tank on the commercial truck was ruptured in the wreck disgorging…
Double 18-Wheelers in Truck Wreck with Lufkin ISD School Bus
Just a few miles north of Lufkin on US 59, the first Monday of December found a multi-vehicular wreck involving two 18-wheelers and a school bus from Lufkin ISD. According to reports from KTRE, hazardous material crew were at the accident scene because one of the commercial truck spilled dangerous chemicals. The other 18-wheeler was a chip hauler.…
18-Wheeler Jackknifed on Rainbow Bridge
TXDOT reported that an 18-wheeler’s accident causing spilled diesel fuel led the Port Arthur Police Department to shut down the Rainbow Bridge on Halloween Day. The semi-truck had jackknifed on the bridge Thursday’s morning. Today on Friday, November 1st, the Rainbow Bridge was finally reopened to the public. The Critical 48 Hrs after an…
18-Wheeler Ran Over Car in East Texas
According to TXDOT, around 5 AM on the first day of November, an 18-wheeler rig ran over a car near Bethany, Texas. The driver of the passenger vehicle had to be evacuated by medevac. The condition is unknown at this point. Meanwhile, a hazardous material crew from Henderson is busy cleaning up the hundreds of…