Truck crash with diesel leak and overturned livestock trailer, Sterling CO
TrafficA truck crashed on US-6 near Sterling, Colorado, causing a diesel leak and overturning a livestock trailer. Fire units are managing traffic while waiting for tow and cleanup. The driver was taken to a hospital, and authorities are handling the situation with the livestock.
Audio|Source: Logan County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Sheriff, Sterling Police, State Patrol
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, what's update on your crash out there?
00:07
We're still waiting for a little tornado to get here.
00:15
Okay, he said road and bridges out there?
00:19
Yeah, Broden Bridge got out here, they just cut off the guardrail that was in the road, so they just left.
00:25
And then we're still waiting for a little tornado.
00:28
The truck was leaking diesel I called Bruns, she said.
00:32
It's fine, though.
00:35
Okay, and is it, is this, are we talking like a dirt road? Like, what are we talking about?
00:43
Fire is on teen, alternating traffic.
00:45
It's a paved road, or blocking half of it with the truck with no rear axles on it.
00:53
Okay, so you're pretty much done with your investigation other than just waiting for the tow.
01:02
Dave,
01:03
I need them to flip the trailer over so I can get the GVWR off it because I don't think the driver has a Class A and the brand inspectors still trying to figure out what to do with the cows.
01:18
Okay.
01:23
Obviously, fire is going to stay on scene until the vehicle is removed.
01:32
I believe so.
01:35
Okay, yeah, fire's going to see on scenes, so the vehicle is removed.
01:38
Start making your way towards brunt.
01:41
It sounds like it's going to be a possible ETO8.
01:47
I can't copy.
01:48
I still need to meet my...
01:50
...and get that GVWR off the trailer.
01:54
Where is your driver at? What's possible?
01:57
They took him to the Yuma Hospital.
02:04
Okay.
02:05
Yeah. Sometimes ago, I can meet with the driver here in a bit.
02:08
I'll go down Highway 6 anyway, so just go ahead and break off and go to that help out brunt to that DPO.
02:15
A driver, please.
02:20
All right, Cobby, you just want me to leave the 80 here and everything?
02:24
It's like we normally do when we have to go to another crash to the same thing.
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US-6, Sterling, CO
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