Heavy truck accident causes highway closure and fuel spill, Hummelstown PA
TrafficA heavy vehicle crashed near Waltonville Rd, causing a large diesel fuel spill. The accident closed the highway and required lane closures, traffic redirection, and hazmat response. The fuel spill was estimated between 20 and 40 gallons entering the ground. The incident caused a significant traffic backlog and a full highway closure.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County Public Safety
09:33
Transcript:
00:00
Gov. You're getting an access, please.
00:03
Traffic 91 from FP591, that's your call. You want me to go to Waltonville?
00:09
County four queues are out version.
00:12
Command from traffic 91. I'm going to start flowing traffic in the left lane to clear the backlog to get the heavy record through.
00:19
Turn it up.
00:22
All right, please hold off one second. I'm going to throw a ladder back real quick.
00:26
Copy that.
00:28
I have one of my (name withheld), Tracy.
00:34
Copy. I can't see if it's open, Rich.
00:38
Yeah, you're at 33-7.
00:41
Road is open.
00:44
Traffic 91, I couldn't hear your last transition. Do you want us to go to Waltonville and 322 and send everybody on the off-ramp?
00:52
All right, Tristan.
00:54
All right, Tricky, coming to you.
00:58
Copy.
01:00
Chad, I'll be Luther towards the top, so between Sharon and Donmore.
01:10
You guys still have eyes on the heavy wreck for how far back is he in the back lock?
01:14
All right, I'm just coming around the ramp here to Derry.
01:19
We no longer have eyes. He's got to be halfway up there, you.
01:23
No problem.
01:25
Copy that.
01:27
Did you want us back at 322 in Walton or just stay put?
01:31
Stay put. Have your records around the scene.
01:33
We're going to be able to open one lane. So just stay put with the closed for now.
01:38
Where ya, Dougie?
01:41
Copy that. I'm taking the intersection lights and moving them to manual. We have a big backlog here.
01:48
Do what you need to.
01:50
I have one to come through.
01:53
Go ahead.
01:55
Vista and Lanker.
02:00
Roger now.
02:06
Tility 54 to 91,
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or 59.
02:11
Captain, do you have a key to the light boxes that you can control those lights?
02:19
Affirmative.
02:21
Sorry, Brian, I'm on Elder and Lanker.
02:26
I have one to return to you three.
02:29
Okay.
02:31
Go ahead.
02:33
It's your call if you want to change them lights to all red and blank.
02:37
If they're in there.
02:39
If not, do what you got to do.
02:42
Back my call.
02:47
Chief 9013 used to up on the off panel.
02:51
Chief,
02:55
are you calling Chief of 911?
02:57
I'm going to have one to come back to you.
03:00
Yeah, what was your estimated diesel fuel spill?
03:03
Go ahead.
03:09
The driver stated he was half full.
03:11
We were unable to get an exact determination if it was a 100-gallon tank or what he had.
03:19
Okay, Kenney, here's a hazmat through the officer from up on 3.
03:23
Yeah,
03:26
give me a second.
03:29
59,
03:30
or 54, how much backwalk do I still have?
03:37
A lot.
03:39
It's even past the exit here underneath the street, or, um,
03:44
yeah, the blind street overpass.
03:46
I mean, I have one from that course.
03:49
Copy that. Does that have your record, have it, light, line?
03:52
Good. Okay.
03:54
Can we take the McHugh for a call over in Dawson County?
03:58
Yeah,
03:59
good.
04:01
Absolutely.
04:06
Traffic 91 from SP 591, bytes are on flash.
04:10
Copy that.
04:14
I'll want to hear, ford.
04:22
And then, you'll want one more?
04:26
Yes, sir.
04:29
Coming down.
04:33
Talk spot four.
04:36
127, Sylvan Terrace, Hevergene, Class 2, Colonel 85 for Company 1, 1015.
04:43
1-2.
04:51
County, did you copy one-two enrol?
04:55
Yeah, that's correct. I was just talking to Colorado and cancelment.
04:58
Utility 54 from County, or from Traffic 91.
05:02
Utility 54, go ahead.
05:05
So I do need you to go to the Waltonville exit and shut it down.
05:10
Ninety-three-one.
05:12
You okay on two, Willow?
05:14
Ninety-three ones, I want to see, fucking correct.
05:18
Last company is seven unit call.
05:21
Seven-two's arriving.
05:24
Seven-two, ten, sixteen.
05:30
Yeah, we don't even have people getting off the ramp anymore.
05:34
Everybody's still coming there.
05:36
You want to hit first either 7-4 or 7-1 or anybody from Hersey,
05:49
Union Deposit,
05:51
or anybody else, any fire police available, and send him to Waltonville in 322.
05:57
Copy that, I will.
05:59
County, did you copy that on Fire Police Channel 1?
06:03
I did. I'll dispatch 48 and 47 and go from there.
06:10
All right, they're going to go to the Waltonville accident and shut it down for a PD. We're going to keep it closed.
06:15
Okay.
06:17
Traffic 91 to SP911 on Fire Police 1.
06:21
Okay, for releasing the truck two, you've got it.
06:25
Hey Matt, if there's not too many pilots right here going up, Lanker, we can grab them.
06:31
There's like five little ones.
06:34
Cility 54 to Command 91.
06:37
Be advised.
06:39
I am running one of my guys down to 322 to get these cars off the X or the on-ramp.
06:47
Command 1, 1017.
06:51
Copy back.
06:53
F.E. 91-1. Go ahead.
06:56
I got one more to come through. I don't know what status is, but now they want the whole highway to shut down.
07:07
County Rescue 46 is available.
07:11
Air Rescue 46.
07:12
All right. I'll be in route shortly.
07:16
I appreciate that. I'm at Bridge. I've got units at Cummeltown, and I'm sending units to Waltonville.
07:23
So where do you need me at? Waltonville?
07:27
All right, Matt. We'll just come up this road. It's got your stuff all up through it.
07:32
Copy that until I get additional units.
07:34
Perpiti is going to be ours.
07:38
I copy.
07:42
I can put the lights off or take them off the flash and close down the highway, send them up to the rapister twice.
07:49
322 is a state road. Do you want me to call the TNC?
07:54
Chief 91 D077, off straight.
07:59
Yes, please, County.
08:02
County squadies available.
08:04
There's squadron.
08:06
You're going to have cars coming up.
08:10
77, you want three.
08:13
Gotcha, thank you.
08:16
Yes.
08:18
Whatever you gotta do with the semis?
08:21
Wait do you get your backlog out of the way?
08:25
G0707 from Chief 91, go ahead.
08:28
Ted with your message.
08:32
Yeah, well, after we get this stuff, Chad, we'll go left then.
08:35
I don't think there's anything down around that turn. I didn't see anything when we were on Rosewood earlier.
08:46
59. Your tracks or trailers are going to have to make a left, not a right.
08:51
I'm forcing all the middle town.
08:55
Just advising you, we had anywhere between 20 and 40 gallons of diesel fuel directly into the ground.
09:02
He isn't prepared to run off anywhere from the wreck we had, so I'm just making notification.
09:08
Send him a 283.
09:12
Copy.
09:13
Let me know when you guys get that backlog pretty cleared or you see the end of it from my direction.
09:23
Drop he is available.
09:27
I can't think they're driving at least.
09:30
I got truck two.
09:32
Here, that's your 21, 1020.
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Near Waltonville Rd, Hummelstown, PA 17036
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