Emergency crews are trying to contain oil leaking from an overturned oil truck in South Windsor.
A Teddy's Oil truck out of Manchester, carrying 1,700 gallons of home heating oil, rolled over on Smith Street near Pleasant Valley Road and Buckland Road just before 1 p.m., according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The accident happened near the Evergreen Walk shopping area. the driver was turning in a cul-de-sac when the vehicle rolled over on its side.
The truck driver was not seriously hurt but was taken to the hospital with back pain to be evaluated, according to South Windsor police Chief Matthew Reed.
About 20 gallons of oil spilled, but police said the main 1,700-gallon tank remained intact.
The South Windsor Fire Department responded and "was able to stop the discharge of fuel from the truck by securing the dome cover," according to Dennis Schain, a spokeperson for DEEP.
The oil company hired an environmental to clean up the oil spill under DEEP supervision, Schain said. The spilled fuel spread to the soil nearby and the contractor will escavate the contaminated soil.
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South Windsor's Environmental Service, Inc. pumped the tank and the truck was towed from the scene, according to police.
Environmental officials placed a "boom" in a "downstream" catch basin to prevent runoff from reaching the storm drain, according to Schain.
The South Windsor Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the crash.
Anyone with information is urged to call SWPD Traffic Officer Hoover at 860-644-2551.
