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.
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.
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.
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.
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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