Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release. All information displayed was submitted by the reporting party.
Type of Notice: Initial Report
Date of Notice: 09/19/2022
Incident Information
Name of Incident: 091822 Truck Train Collision
State Watch Office Case Number: 20227296
Start of Incident: 09/18/2022 06:40 AM
End of Incident:
Incident Description
On 9/18/22, a train collided with a semi truck hauling a refrigerated trailer containing food products. The fuel tank on the reefer trailer was punctured, releasing up to 50 gallons of diesel to the rail bed (~9 feet by up to 5 feet wide area) and adjacent asphalt roadway (~20 feet by up to 10 feet wide area). Source removal will be conducted via air mover vacuum truck and hand tools. Following completion, a Source Removal Report will be submitted to FDEP.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: CSX Transportation, Inc
Address Line 1: Airport Road Crossing – MP 854.75
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakleand
State: FL
Zip Code:
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.033235533581017, Long: -82.0191852465949
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Joshua Dearing
Title: Manager of Hazardous Materials