Overturned Tanker Holds Up Traffic For Nearly Six Hours
By MIKE SPRINGER
Updated 7:51 AM EST, Mon, Nov 30, 2009
A tanker carrying water from a waste treatment plant rolled-over along Interstate 95 in Bridgeport on Saturday, closing the exit ramp for almost six hours.
Scott Bernstein of Milford was driving a tanker for SC Ballard LLC with about 6,500 gallons of septic waste in it along I-95 around 8:30 a.m., when he turned the corner too quickly as he attempted to take exit 27A to Route 8/25 and ruptured the tank, said police.
Emergency crew had to extricate Bernstein who was pinned inside of his vehicle, which had rolled onto its side.
Septic from the tank had spilled onto the roadway and Department of Environment crews were dispatched to the area for cleanup and the exit ramp was closed.
Bernstein suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.
The exit ramp reopened shortly after 2 p.m.
First Published: Nov 29, 2009 5:16 PM EST
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