People across several suburbs in Melbourne’s north have been told to stay indoors after a truck carrying hazardous chemicals crashed on the Western Ring Road in Tullamarine.
The fume warning comes after a B-Double truck carrying a chemical pesticide crashed through a barrier on the road, rolling onto its side and into an embankment near the Melrose Drive off-ramp at 2am.Jason South
Emergency services safely removed the trapped truck driver, a 41-year-old Mernda man, who has been taken to hospital for observation. Residents in Airport West, Gladstone Park, Gowanbrae, Strathmore Heights and Tullamarine have been advised to stay indoors due to the chemical spill.The truck driver has been rescued and emergency services are cleaning up a chemical spill.About 40 firefighters responded to the crash, with crews now working to clean up the chemicals.
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