World · Europe · 51 mins ago
Milk tanker overturns in Lütisburg, spilling milk and diesel
A milk tanker overturned near Lütisburg in Switzerland’s canton of St. Gallen on Sunday afternoon.
The driver said he braked and moved right to avoid an oncoming car on the road from Tufertschwil toward Magdenau.
The truck slid down a slope and rolled onto its side.
The driver was unhurt, but milk and diesel leaked from the tanker, with milk reaching a nearby stream.
Firefighters diverted and pumped out contaminated water, and workers removed diesel-polluted soil.
The spill required a clean-up to limit pollution in the stream and surrounding ground.
Police are seeking the oncoming car’s driver and have asked witnesses to contact them; the crash caused damage worth several hundred thousand Swiss francs.
A milk tanker overturned after leaving a road near Lütisburg in Switzerland’s St. Gallen canton, spilling milk and diesel.
The truck driver was uninjured after swerving to avoid an oncoming car, according to reports.
Milk flowed through a drain and a nearby well into a small stream, while diesel contaminated soil.
Firefighters diverted and pumped out polluted water, and contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of.
The crash caused damage worth several hundred thousand Swiss francs, and police are seeking witnesses and the oncoming car’s driver.
- Who
- The driver of a milk tanker and an unidentified oncoming motorist were involved. The tanker driver was uninjured.
- What
- The tanker left the road, slid down a slope and overturned, spilling milk and diesel.
- When
- Sunday afternoon, at about 13:00 or 13:15. Reports give slightly different times.
- Where
- Near Lütisburg in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, on the road from Tufertschwil toward Magdenau.
- Why
- The tanker driver swerved to avoid an oncoming car. Police are seeking the other driver, and the exact circumstances remain unclear.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The tanker driver encountered an oncoming car, swerved, and the truck slid down a slope and overturned.
Milk and diesel leaked; firefighters diverted polluted water, dammed and pumped the stream, and contaminated soil was removed.
The St. Gallen cantonal police said they were seeking information about the unidentified oncoming driver.
- Location
- Near Lütisburg, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Route
- Tufertschwil toward Magdenau
- Time
- About 13:00 or 13:15 on Sunday
- Soil removed
- About 1 to 2 square metres
- Damage
- Several hundred thousand Swiss francs