Working overnight to handle oil spill on National Highway 1A in the North of Khanh Hoa

During the night, the police force urgently coordinated with road workers and local people to handle the technical aspects of the road section with an oil spill on National Highway 1A due to an oil leak from a specialized vehicle tank operating on the road.

At around 2:15 a.m. this morning (August 4), Dai Lanh Commune Police ( Khanh Hoa ) received information about an oil spill on National Highway 1A through Dong Bac village, Dai Lanh commune, posing a potential risk of traffic accidents.

Oil spilled on National Highway 1A through Dai Lanh Commune (Khanh Hoa) due to a leak from a tank on a specialized vehicle operating on the road. Photo: Khanh Hoa Traffic Police.

Immediately afterwards, Dai Lanh Commune Police inspected the scene and determined that a large amount of oil had leaked from a punctured tank of a specialized car onto the road surface over an area of about 2m wide and stretching nearly 2km from the north of Co Ma Pass to the south of Ca Pass, including a long stretch through a densely populated residential area.

Oil spills glistening on the asphalt road pose a potential risk of accidents. Photo: Khanh Hoa Traffic Police.

Along with assigning police forces, security and order teams, and local militia to be on duty at the scene to warn vehicles, Dai Lanh Commune Police reported to the Traffic Police Department, Fire Prevention and Rescue Police of Khanh Hoa Province Police and Road Management Office III.2 to mobilize human resources from Ninh Hoa Traffic Police Station, Fire Fighting and Rescue Team of Region III and Van Ninh Road Management Department to coordinate with people to spread sand overnight on the asphalt road with oil spill to prevent slippery incidents.

Specialized vehicles of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Khanh Hoa Province Police approached the scene. Photo: Khanh Hoa Traffic Police.

Traffic police direct traffic to support workers of Van Ninh Road Management Department and local people to spread oil spills on the road surface. Photo: Khanh Hoa Traffic Police.

According to Dai Lanh Commune Police, before that, Mr. Mang Viet Hai (born in 1980, residing in Quarter 4, Phu Thinh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City), was driving a tanker truck with license plate 51C-797.92 transporting 18,300kg of PRO 140 on National Highway 1A from the South to Dai Lanh Commune when the above incident occurred.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/xuyen-dem-xu-ly-su-co-dau-tran-tren-quoc-lo-1a-o-phia-bac-khanh-hoa-i776958/