Diesel spill leaves nearly 2-mile trail in Colonial Heights

Diesel spill leaves nearly 2-mile trail in Colonial Heights

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. A tanker truck leaking diesel fuel from one of its saddle tanks left a nearly two-mile trail through Colonial Heights Thursday afternoon.Firefighters were called to a parking lot across from Colonial Heights Middle School just before 3 p.m.The tanker truck driver told investigators he was on I-95 when he hit something in the road.He took the Temple Avenue exit and drove down Temple and into the Southpark Mall area before ex…

However, the verge on the other side of the loading dock did become contaminated. The driver parked his truck there after hitting the edge of the dock. According to a 112 correspondent, the verge will most likely have to be dug up to prevent environmental pollution. The fire brigade arrived on the scene quickly to pump the remaining diesel out of the truck's tank. According to the driver, there were between 250 and 300 liters of diesel in it. Th…