Truck carrying radioactive cleanup suits overturns on I-81 in Hagerstown, Maryland

Modified Date:

Tue, 06/18/2019 - 4:15pm

Accident Date:

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Truck Carrying Radioactive Cleanup SuitsOverturns

Maryland State Police said in a news release that truck carrying two sealed shipping containers that held the suits overturned Wednesday evening on southbound I-81. Troopers say the suits were being hauled from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in central Pennsylvania to Tennessee for disposal. Police blame distracted driving and say the driver was cited.

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Type: Truck Accident

Topics:

Non-Fuel Spill, Distracted Driving

Roadway:

Interstate 81

City:

Hagerstown, MD

County:

Washington County, MD

Area:

Washington, DC