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Tanker truck hauling liquid nitrogen overturns on Pennsylvania roadway

Published  November 10, 2022 10:20pm EST
Chester County
FOX 29 Philadelphia

Tanker hauling liquid nitrogen overturns on Pennsylvania roadway, no injuries reported

A tanker truck hauling liquid nitrogen overturned on a Pennsylvania roadway. No injuries were reported and police have not said what caused the crash.

ATGLEN, Pa. - No injuries were reported when police say a tanker truck hauling liquid nitrogen overturned and blocked a Pennsylvania roadway on Thursday night.

Emergency vehicles responded to the intersection of Lower Valley Road and Gap Newport Pike around 9 p.m. for reports of a crash. 

The overturned tanker truck blocked all lanes of traffic as the liquid nitrogen spilled onto the road. 

At least two other vehicles appeared to have been involved in the crash, but police did not report any injuries immediately after the crash. 

The roadway was shutdown as clean-up crews worked to contain the spill. Police have not said what caused the crash.