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Accident between SUV and truck in Winchendon leads to hazardous materials accident

By Hudson Brooklyn
Accident between SUV and truck in Winchendon leads to hazardous materials accident

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Due to an accident involving a natural gas vehicle on Route 140 in Winchendon on Wednesday morning, the road had to be closed for several hours as multiple emergency crews responded to the incident.

The city's dispatch center received a 911 call at 5:17 a.m. reporting a multi-car crash in the area of ​​560 Spring St., according to the Winchendon Fire Department. Upon arrival, emergency responders determined the crash involved an SUV and an Amazon delivery truck powered by CNG (compressed natural gas).

The truck driver and a passenger were uninjured, but the SUV driver was taken to Heywood Hospital in Gardner with minor injuries.

Rescue workers found that the van's CNG tank had come loose as a result of the impact and was lying on the road next to the vehicle. The tank's pressure lines were still connected, officials said.

“CNG vehicles are becoming more and more popular across the state, especially in larger commercial vehicles,” said Winchendon Fire Chief Tom Smith. “We were told this was the first time in the state that the tank had come loose like this.”

Why special caution is required in the event of an accident involving CNG vehicles

After contacting the District 6 HazMat team through Fitchburg Mid-State Control, firefighters set up a cordon and Winchendon Police and Public Works personnel established a detour around the accident scene.

“When first responders assessed the situation and determined that the CNG tank had sprung from the truck, they knew this was going to be a prolonged hazmat accident,” Smith said. “Then state hazmat teams were contacted. This decision most likely saved firefighters and civilians from injury or worse.”

Several state authorities responded to the accident

While several emergency services and a natural gas technical expert were on scene, the Massachusetts State Police and Fire Department used their drones to monitor the accident scene prior to the technician's arrival. The MSP also used its robot to investigate the accident.

“The robot and drone were used to take photos of the tank and truck to look for damage and make plans on how we could defuse the situation,” Smith said. “These tools are used in incidents of this nature to avoid unnecessary risk to human life.”

Upon arrival, the technician determined that the pressure lines could be systematically removed, allowing the tank to be loaded onto a trailer and transported to a secure location where hazardous materials teams could safely remove the gas from the CNG tank.

The vehicles were then towed from the scene by Brooks Auto Service of Winchendon and CO&S Garage of Templeton, the report said. The road was reopened to traffic at 3:50 p.m.

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