Hundreds of cars get flat tyres after truck spills scrap metal
Summary
A large amount of metal spilled from a truck onto an Australian highway, causing flat tires in hundreds of cars. The damage forced road closures and a massive cleanup operation.Key Facts
- An amount of 750kg (1,653lb) of sharp metal shards spilled from a truck onto a highway in Australia.
- The metal caused at least 300 cars to have flat tires.
- The spill stayed unnoticed for 30km (18 miles) before it was detected and forced city-bound lanes to close for hours.
- The highway where this happened is the M1 Pacific Motorway near Ourimbah, north of Sydney.
- New South Wales state police and the Rural Fire Service helped with cleanup of the shards.
- Magnetic devices were used to remove embedded metal from the highway.
- NJ Ashton, the company who owns the truck, apologized and took responsibility for the incident.
- The truck driver, a 46-year-old man, cooperated with police investigations.
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