Truck accident in Yass

Published: 15th October 2008

This morning firefighters from Yass, Hazmat specialists from Goulburn and Turvey Park and the Duty Commander responded to a serious truck accident on the Hume Highway, Yass. The accident had resulted in diesel fuel spilling into a nearby creek which flowed into the Yass River. Fire crews were able to recover a large amount of the diesel from the creek and place it in hazmat bins. The remainder of the diesel was absorbed from the using booms.