Truck accident in Maine causes dirty water to spill on an interstate

Tractor trailer accident in an interstate in Maine
@Deepizzaguy (104008)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 16, 2024 3:48pm CST
It is a good thing that I never took up a job working as a driver of a tractor trailer having to drive with materials that contain either food, drinks or chemicals to be driven from one city to another. A tractor trailer driver was involved in a tractor trailer accident on Wednesday December 4 a truck that fell off of the highway known as Interstate 295 near the Gardiner exit in Maine. The tractor trailer spilled waste water from a landfill which is called "Dirty water" on the interstate. The Maine State Police and the Maine Department Of Environmental Protection teamed up to clean up the mess on the interstate. The driver was given a citation by the police for the accident as well as failure to yield to a highway maintenance auto. I am that the fire will be huge. Link is upi.com/5641733433255 via @upi
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@rakski (125896)
• Philippines
16 Dec
Oh no. I hope they clean it all up by now
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Dec
I hope so as well that the mess gets cleaned up soon.
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@rakski (125896)
• Philippines
17 Dec
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Dec
Dirty water might be messy just as long as it does not freeze,
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Dec
You are right since water from waste water on a road is dangerous.
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
17 Dec
Ewww, I bet it smelled bad around there!
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@kareng (61316)
• United States
18 Dec
@Deepizzaguy Glad I wasn't around that one!
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Dec
@kareng So am I.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Dec
It was a terrible smell on the interstate indeed.
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@JudyEv (341820)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec
Some of these accidents result in a huge mess. They can delay traffic for hours.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Dec
That is very true.
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@LindaOHio (181331)
• United States
17 Dec
Yuck. Landfill water would be gross.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Dec
It would be a terrible mess.
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@aureategloom (11157)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
17 Dec
i guess it's good that you never took that kind of job and good thing that they cleaned it. i feel sorry for the driver, it's not like he did it on purpose...
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Dec
I would take any job that requires me to transport any dangerous materials.
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@popciclecold (39475)
• United States
17 Dec
Really a bad scene, I know the driver hate that. One must be very careful when driving trucks.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Dec
I know what you mean since it is a huge responsibility.
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@innertalks (22076)
• Australia
16 Dec
"Dirty water" is a very broad description, and I hope the water did not contain heavy metal and other bad contaminants too, which might be bad for the vegetation on the sides of the road, and also bad if it leeches into the ground there too. Truck drivers need to be more careful with their loads, and let's hope a hefty fine comes huis way.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Dec
You are right about the meaning of dirty water.
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@porwest (92463)
• United States
17 Dec
Sounds like this may have called for a second crash, with a tanker carrying Clorox. lol
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