Sanitation truck leaks causing slippery road on S Main St, New Britain CT


A sanitation truck leaked blue water on the road near S Main St and South St, creating a slippery and hazardous surface. Police, fire, and town highway personnel coordinated to spread sand, manage traffic, and arrange towing for a large truck involved in the incident.
Audio|Source: Southington Police and Fire
01:44
Transcript:
00:00
Also, see if town highway could send a truck with sand.
00:06
Those one sanitation trucks, it's got all the blue water in it.
00:10
Really slippery up there.
00:13
Water. Roger.
00:20
S1.450?
00:22
Go ahead, sir.
00:24
Are you helping, uh,
00:27
do I need both of you for traffic? I know it's kind of tight, but I need somebody at the top of S. Malin.
00:36
Roger, can I get through where the fire trucks are at the bottom or do you want me to go around?
00:40
No, I made a pass there because I had to evaluate what was on the ground up here.
00:46
Roger. I'll head up there.
00:51
Oh, up to Asm Island or now I couldn't hear you before.
00:57
I really like nobody coming up here.
00:59
Whatever's on the pavement here is like a dawn detergent. It's very slippery.
01:08
Right.
01:13
Ready? Car.
01:16
Next available for tow.
01:17
It's a, I've got the removal of truck.
01:21
So it's on a larger side.
01:25
Ready?
01:26
Watch.
01:32
S1 to 480. You know the GVW that truck too we can get the right tow.
01:41
Stand by for line line.
01:43
Roger.
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