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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Dump Truck & SUV Collide

West Ocean City- On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 12:44pm, the Ocean City Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Route 611 & Ocean Gateway for a motor vehicle crash involving a SUV and a dump truck.
 
Assistant Chief Will Savage arrived on scene to find a dump truck overturned on the eastbound side of the highway. The dump truck was carrying a load of sand. The dump truck came to rest in a steep ditch in front of the PNC Bank.
 
Both drivers of the vehicles refused treatment or transport.
 
The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office & Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office was called in to assist with containing hydraulic fluid and a fuel leaking from the dump truck. The spills were contained.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Maryland State Police.


Story By: Ryan L. Whittington, OCFD PIO


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