A man was injured this afternoon after the truck he was driving collided with another heavy vehicle that was stopped at kilometer 178 of the Cantábrico Highway (A-8), as it passes through Bárcena de Cicero. One lane towards Santander has been closed, with two others being free at that point that allow circulation on the road, 112 has reported.
ANDl Executive Emergency Assistance Center has received notice of the incident minutes after 3:30 p.m., at which time the Government’s own firefighters, the Civil Guard, 061 and road maintenance were mobilized to attend to the event.. The transport company’s staff has also been there. The trailer that collided with the parked truck was transporting liquid nitrogen and it has been left with the tractor head turned completely against the tank.
Upon arrival, the firefighters inerted the vehicle, checked that there were no leaks in the tank and contained the spill of mechanical fluids. They have also collaborated in the removal of the tractor head to allow the evacuation of the trailer with another cabin. After the assessment in the area, The affected person has been transferred to the Laredo hospital for diagnostic tests. The driver of the parked truck was uninjured.
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