Car hits semi causing diesel spill on South Highway 51, Union City TN


A car crashed into a semi-truck at the intersection near South Mary Jane Street and South Highway 51. The impact caused the semi's diesel tank to rupture, spilling about 100 gallons of fuel onto the road. Emergency responders are on site to manage the fuel leak and contain the spill safely.
Audio|Source: Obion County Fire Departments
04:16
Transcript:
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In route, intersection of South Mary Jane Street and South Highway 51 for a car versus semi per sheriff's department.
00:08
The semi is leaking gas, it is a box truck.
00:12
Copy that.
00:19
Rescue further information.
00:21
ProBank any sheriff's department is going to be a semi-leaking gas, it's going to be a box truck.
00:33
Copy that one.
00:41
911[1] 1. 9-1-7-scene with command.
00:47
4706 with command. Semite is leaking fluid onto the road.
00:59
Happy, 4753 on scene, 4706 has command. No smoke or flame shalling. Semite is leaking fluid onto the road.
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911[1] command.
01:18
911[1] command.
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911[1] command. Number one command.
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Go ahead.
01:29
The rescue squad en route.
01:34
Copy, you have one truck in route from RISY squad with two individuals in the truck.
01:42
Copy that.
01:44
If you will tell them to pull up side my fire engine so we can contain this lake.
02:12
Corritory command, they are requesting when you get on scene to pull up right next to the fire engines to control the leak.
02:29
Purge Troy,
02:31
they are requesting when you get on scene to pull right up next to the fire engine to help control the leak from the trucks.
02:42
That's copy.
02:49
One command command.
02:56
Can you mutual aid Union City for hazmat for a ruptured diesel tank spill?
03:25
B- Oh- Oh- Oh,
03:30
Bih- Oh.
03:36
Union City, mutual aid request from Troy fire department, South Highway 5th and South Mary Jane Street. For a hazmat,
03:49
approximately 100 gallons of fuel is starting to leak.
03:54
Due to an NVA, mutual aid request from truly fire department,
03:59
South Highway 51 and South Mary Jane Street, diesel tank is leaking approximately.
04:07
100 gallons.
04:09
A hundred gallons. Unit 894 for destination.
Police codes explained
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[1]
911: Emergency call number
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US-51, Union City, TN
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