Liquid asphalt spills onto median after Rt. 422 crash in Montgomery County

Friday, May 8, 2020
UPPER PROVIDENCE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A portion of Route 422 in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County remains shut down Thursday night following a crash involving two tractor-trailers.

It happened around 3 p.m. when Pennsylvania State Police say the driver of a tractor-trailer attempted to merge from a parked position on the westbound shoulder to the travel lane.
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That's when the driver was hit by a commercial tanker truck, which overturned in the median, spilling liquid asphalt near Mingo Road.

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Authorities said the lanes had to be shut down for hazardous material cleanup. Emergency crews used sand to contain the spill.

The truck drivers were not seriously hurt.
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