(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON.) – On July 3rd, 2014, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, Springwater Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Hwy #26 at the intersection of County Road #22 (AKA Horseshoe Valley Road) involving a tanker truck that had rolled over.
An initial OPP investigation with the assistance of our Central Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit revealed that the tanker truck was westbound on Hwy #26 at the intersection of County Road #22 when the tanker rolled due to a mechanical issue causing its contents to pour onto the roadway and surrounding area.
With the aid of the Springwater Fire Department it was determined that the tanker was carrying a quantity of a nitrogen based fertilizer mixed in water and was only a hazard to the public if this substance came in to contact with skin.
The tanker driver a 27 year male from Springwater Twp. was transported to hospital with minor injuries and at least one Do-Good-er who stopped to assist this tanker driver did come into contact with the above substance but was treated by Paramedics at scene.
Due to the nature of this substance clean up personal are still cleaning the roadway and as such Police now have the westbound lanes of Hwy #26 (Only) open for traffic.
Further updates will be sent out when available.