Poudre River Tanker Crash Is Second In As Many Weeks
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The Fort Collins Coloradoan:
A second loaded tanker in as many weeks crashed into the Poudre River on Thursday morning, spilling an estimated 5,000 gallons of liquid asphalt and about 25 gallons of diesel fuel into the water, officials said.
The truck was headed west on Colo. Highway 14 up the Poudre Canyon when it failed to make an S-turn about mile marker 117, crashed through a barrier and down an embankment into the river about 9:30 a.m. The crash ruptured the insulated steel tank holding the asphalt.
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First Posted: 09- 3-09 06:07 PM | Updated: 09- 3-09 06:19 PM