Trailer accident causes environmental cleanup in Clay County, Clay County IL
Traffic / Road ClosureA trailer accident in Clay County required environmental cleanup. A company from Effingham was tasked with dirt removal and traffic control. Police and emergency units managed the scene until the cleanup crew arrived and cleared the area.
Audio|Source: Clay County Sheriff and EMS, Wayne County Sheriff and EMS, Flora Police, Fairfield Police, Fire, and EMS, ISP Districts 12,13, and 19
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I let this environmental agency that's out here that's going to do the cleanup, they're going to dig dirt and everything out.
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I told them that they need to provide their own traffic control.
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So as soon as their traffic control gets here,
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we'll be, we're going to leave the scene.
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We'll be leaving the scene as soon as the wreck is cleaned up.
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We're not going to stay for the environment.
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and the name that company was again what I'll get it
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Looks like they're out of Effingham.
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They do have their traffic control and route.
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They're still trying to get the trailer out of the ditch and ready to transport.
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So as soon as that's done and they get their traffic control set up will be clear of the same.
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Let me know when it happened.
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Probably be another hour, hour and a half.
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