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Truck accident causes hazardous material spill near chapel roadAmherst County VA

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Chapel Rd, Sweet Briar, VA 24595

A truck crashed near a ramp across from Sweetbrier in Amherst County, causing a hazardous material spill. The truck's tank was ruptured, leaking residual material into the grass and snow. A private hazmat team from the trucking company is on its way to clean up.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst County Public Safety
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Amherst, it's 2.20 going to be right there at the ramp across from Sweetbrier.
00:04
Yes,
00:09
sir, that's correct.
00:12
All right.
00:18
At the 11th.
00:22
Amber, I copy.
00:23
Thank you.
00:25
Copy.
00:31
Amherst, do you mind to ask him if he was completely full?
00:40
Asking if he was completely full?
00:44
Yes, sir, please.
00:50
I cop. Thank you, Amherst.
00:54
Hello.
01:00
Amherst is in 23.
01:04
Go ahead, sir.
01:07
The GM in response from AAP.
01:13
Yes, sir, we just spoke with him.
01:15
It might be about 40 minutes.
01:20
GM4. Thank you, Amherst.
01:22
Okay, Amherst.
01:26
All right, so I'll see.
01:32
Gosh.
01:35
86011.
01:39
Go ahead, 806.
01:47
This thing, it's busted like a drink can.
01:52
What you saw dripping out, it was just residual that was left in it after the accident happened.
01:58
It's all in the grass and the snow.
01:59
There's nothing we're going to do with it.
02:01
You're all in the service.
02:04
104, thank you sir.
02:07
Air machine show all air machines are clear, thank you.
02:11
Copy.
02:17
I hear a 6-9-38.
02:23
Over-Mack 3-8.
02:26
No, just a mic can show you all that are.
02:32
We're ten-four, thank you.
02:34
We're coming up on two-tenth.
02:37
Tim.
02:39
Hammersteaders.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:46
I'll be clear, Amber,
02:48
I just advise they're going to be here a while, and this trucking company has also got their own hazmat route to handle this incident, so I'm clear.
02:58
Ten point.

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Location mentioned:
Chapel Rd, Sweet Briar, VA 24595

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  2. Second Dispatch and Traffic Advisory
  3. Situation Update
  4. Operations Coordination
  5. Accident Details Reported
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