FARMINGTON -- Employees with Farmington's public works department spent about two hours cleaning up a diesel spill following a two-vehicle accident that occurred about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the intersection of Rheas Mill Road and Main Street, according to Floyd Shelley, public works manager.
According to Lt. Chad Parrish with Farmington Police Department, a Cadillac traveling south from Rheas Mill onto Main Street hit the side of a west-bound semi-truck that ran the red light at the intersection.The accident damaged the semi-truck's diesel tank.
Shelley said it was not a big spill, which he estimated at 30 gallons. His employees spread a dry grit on the diesel to clean it up and it was taken to the public works building on Broyles Street. A hazmat company picked up the diesel that afternoon, Shelley said.
Gurcharan Johal with Johal Transport out of North Carolina was driving the semi-truck, Parrish said. No injuries were reported and no one was given a citation, Parrish said.
In addition to Farmington police and public works employees, Farmington Fire Department, Fayetteville Hazmat team and the Arkansas Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
