Gregory E. Smith, 52, killed in truck crash near Fox Road and Route 19 near Attica, NY; Liquid weed killer spilled from the truck's cargo
Modified Date:
Thu, 04/16/2015 - 9:56amAccident Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015Driver dies when truck carrying weed killer crashes
County HAZMAT workers and the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation police spill response team were summoned to the scene, in addition to a number of other first responders.
Smith was driving a truck carrying plastic drums which contained around 1800 gallons of liquid weed killer, when he for some reason left the roadway near Fox Road and Route 19 and crashed his truck into a wooded area. The collision ejected him from the truck and he was pronounced dead. Some of the weed killer as well as some of the truck's diesel spilled as a result.
Type: Truck Accident
People Involved:
Gregory E. Smith
Roadway:
Fox Road and Route 19City:
Attica, NYCounty:
Wyoming County, NYArea:
Buffalo, NY
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