Rolled over gasoline tanker on PA I81 S 175 mile marker

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  1. Hulld

    Hulld Road Train Member

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    Anyone know what happened?
    The truck was completely upside down in a straight line with the wheels pointing in the air ?
    Looked like the dome covers were still in place but leaking gasoline all over the highway.
    The fumes were exceptionally strong on the north bound side as I went by but yet they hadn’t cleared people away from the scene from the explosion hazard?
     
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  3. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    Whoa, I drove past that today in the North bound lane. Cops and EMT hadn't even showed up yet.
     
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  4. RockinChair

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    It was just doing its impression of an armadillo.

    But seriously, I hope nobody got hurt.
     
  5. CowboyTim

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    He's here all week, folks...

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  6. Hulld

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    Well you must have been just ahead of me today because the cops were just getting there when I came through north bound?
    It sure looked weird positioned in a straight line on its back with 18 tires pointing up in air.
    Any by the way what are you doing up in my neck of the woods?
    I thought you were home visiting your wife?
    Must be you got all your homework done already? lol
     
  7. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I got it handled...so to speak.

    Just hauled a load of composite decking to Wolf here in Massachusetts.

    Yeah, I did a double take. Never saw a truck like that. Wasn't even mangled from what I could tell. Looked like a puppy rolled over waiting to get scratched.
     
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  8. Hulld

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    Well I’m glad things at least got handled why you were home it’s really tough when you have to handle things your self when your on the road lol
    I said to my wife it looked like a dog that rolled over and was playing dead. 5A46D271-1773-4722-B084-B95A0A2E1FB4.jpeg
     
  9. mustang190

    mustang190 Road Train Member

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    Must have been either empty or just one compartment loaded?
     
  10. wis bang

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    In that picture you can see how the side deformed from rolling over. The compartment heads caused the tank skin to rip and you can see the liquid pouring out.
     
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