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Hazmat crews had to clean up a diesel fuel spill after an OC Transpo bus and another vehicle collided at Hunt Club and Hawthorne roads Saturday morning.
The crash happened late Saturday morning at Hunt Club and Hawthorne
CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2023 4:49pm EST | Last update: 6 hours ago
Hazmat crews clean up a diesel spill at Hawthorne and Hunt Club roads in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2023, after a two-vehicle crash with an OC Transpo bus. (Jean Lalonde/Ottawa Fire Department)
Hazardous materials crews had to clean up a diesel fuel spill after an OC Transpo bus and another vehicle collided in southeast Ottawa Saturday morning.
The bus was turning at the intersection of Hunt Club and Hawthorne roads just after 11:30 a.m. when it was struck, Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said in a news release.
One of the fuel tanks was ruptured in the crash, fire officials said.
Hazmat crews spent two hours spreading about 60 absorbent bags along the road, OFS said, while also pumping the remaining fuel from the damaged tank.
Fire officials did not say exactly how much diesel fuel ended up on the road, although they noted the bus was carrying 350 liters of fuel at the time of the collision.
There were no passengers on the bus, OFS said. One person in the other car was taken to the care of paramedics.
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