Car collides with box truck causing diesel fuel leak - CBS Atlanta 46

Car collides with box truck causing diesel fuel leak

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GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -

Gwinnett County fire crews were busy cleaning Bermuda Road and West Park Place in Stone Mountain after a box truck ruptured.

Police say a passenger vehicle collided with the truck just after 9 a.m.

The fuel tank to the truck ruptured and was carrying up to 100 gallons of diesel fuel. 

The tank spilled 70 gallons of diesel on West Park Place.

The driver of the passenger vehicle was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police.

Gwinnett County Hazardous Materials response team was dispatched. Booms were used to redirect the fuel from the storm drains.

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