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Sue Rizzo got this shot of the overturned sewage truck on Route 195 on Thursday. 11/9, with her cell phone. Screen capture shot courtesy of Sue Rizzo.
By Beth David, Editor
A sewage truck overturned on Route 195 between Alden Road and the Adams Street overpass on Thursday, 11/9, at about 3:30 p.m., causing the sewage to spill onto the roadway in the westbound lane.
According to a press release by the Fairhaven Fire Department, the crash involved a pick-up truck and a septic tank truck owned by Flowmaster that was carrying 3,000 gallons of sewage.
Fairhaven Paramedics transported one driver to Rhode Island Hospital and a Med-flight helicopter transported the other driver to Rhode Island Hospital. Both drivers were in serious condition, and their names have not been released.
Frank Corp and Mass. DEP conducted a clean-up of the highway. Traffic in the westbound lane of Rte. 195 was diverted for several hours as the highway had to be closed to remove the vehicles and conduct clean-up of the septic waste.
Massachusetts State Police are conducting an investigation into the accident.
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Traffic is backed up while a medical helicopter lifts off to transport one of the drivers involved in an accident on Route 195 on Thursday, 11/9, in Fairhaven. A septic truck with 3,000 gallons of sewage flipped over, after an accident that also involved a pick-up truck. Both drivers were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries. Photos by Glenn C. Silva.
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Traffic is backed up while a medical helicopter lifts off to transport one of the drivers involved in an accident on Route 195 on Thursday, 11/9, in Fairhaven. A septic truck with 3,000 gallons of sewage flipped over, after an accident that also involved a pick-up truck. Both drivers were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries. Photos by Glenn C. Silva.
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The wheels of the septic truck are completely detached and on top of the tank after the accident on Route 195 in Fairhaven on Thursday, 11/9. Fairhaven Fire Department photo by Ed Pepin.
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This pick-up truck lost its bed afer being involved in an accident with a septic truck on Thursday, 11/9, on Route 195 in Fairhaven. Fairhaven Fire Department photos by Ed Pepin.
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