An overturned truck spilled its load of milk into a road in New York’s Columbia County. Photo courtesy of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
A tractor-trailer hauling a load of milk overturned in New York’s Columbia County, resulting in what the local sheriff’s office described as a “significant spill.”
Columbia County Sheriff Donald J. Krapf said in a social media post that investigators are probing the cause of the single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Gahbauer Road and State Route 217 in Claverack.
“The tractor-trailer, which was hauling milk, overturned on its side, resulting in a significant spill,” the sheriff’s office said.
The clean-up operation involved New York State Police, the Columbia County Haz-Mat Team, a Department of Environmental Conservation Response Team and the Mellenville and Ghent Fire Companies.
The milk truck’s driver was taken to Albany Medical Center for evaluation.
