Truck Crash Leads to Diesel, Milk Spillage Into McKenzie River Tributary

Truck crash leads to diesel, milk spillage into McKenzie River tributary

Emergency response crews worked quickly this morning to contain diesel and milk released into a creek flowing into the Upper McKenzie River after a tanker truck crashed near Belknap Springs.

Tanker crash spills diesel, milk into creek that flows into Upper McKenzie River

A tanker truck carrying an estimated 275 gallons of diesel and between 5,000 and 7,000 gallons of milk crashed Friday morning near Belknap Springs, releasing di

Tanker crash spills diesel, thousands of gallons of milk into waterway flowing into McKenzie River

The Eugene Water & Electric Board and the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District deployed spill response measures after a semi-truck carrying 275 gallons of diesel and thousands of gallons of milk crashed near a creek that flows into the upper McKenzie River. At around 4:30 a.m., a tanker truck crashed near Belknap Springs, about an hour and a half east of Eugene. It was estimated to be carrying between 5,000 and 7,000 gallons of milk, wh…