Truck Carrying Contaminated Soil from East Palestine Train Derailment Crashes

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Truck Carrying Contaminated Soil from
East Palestine Train Derailment Crashes






truck carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from the East Palestine, Ohio, train
derailment clean-up site crashed in Columbiana County on Monday.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred around 1 p.m. on state
Route 165 near Waterford Road, just north of East Palestine. Troopers arrived at the scene
for a single-vehicle crash involving a tractor with a trailer.

“The preliminary investigation revealed that the commercial vehicle was traveling northbound
when it went off of the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch and utility pole, and
ultimately overturned,” law enforcement said in a release obtained by local media.

Around 20,000 pounds of soil spilled onto the road and berm as a result of the accident,
according to officials. However, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that
the spill was contained and did not pose a threat to nearby waterways.

Troopers told local media the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries and was cited for
operating a vehicle without reasonable control. The road was closed as crews worked to
clear the site.

The incident raises concerns about the safety measures in place for the transportation of
contaminated materials. Elected officials have previously raised concerns about the
contaminated materials being transported from the crash site in East Palestine to facilities
in other states.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio EPA are expected to provide further details as
the investigation continues.

Crews from Norfolk Southern, the operator of the train that derailed in East Palestine,
have so far continue efforts to clean up the site.

To date, the company says it has recovered and transported off-site 11.4 million gallons
of impacted water. They have also removed 19,966 tons of waste soil and flushed 5,200 feet
of impacted waterways. In addition, they have sampled over 300 private drinking water wells.

In March, the EPA ordered Norfolk Southern to test all shipments of contaminated materials
leaving East Palestine for dioxins after the company burned toxic pollutants from cargo
on its derailed train.

The train derailed on Feb. 3 with 20 cars that were listed as carrying hazardous materials.
A controlled release of the chemicals onboard, which included vinyl chloride, ethylhexyl acrylate,
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and butyl acrylate, was conducted three days later.