Time Incident Posted: 19:50
Incident Date: 21/04/2023
Incident Location: Incident Location: A42 Southbound on slip at Junction 13 Ashby
Incident Number: 55836
Incident Type: RTC Large vehicle
Initial Emergency Call Received: 18:40
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: Appliances from Coalville and Swadlincote attended
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident:
Time Incident Closed: 20:00hrs
Damage: NA
Believed Cause: NA
Initial Information: Report from Police Control requesting Fire Service attendance at a RTC involving a Large Goods Vehicle.
Updated Incident Information: On arrival Incident Commander confirmed no persons were in the vehicle, the vehicle had left the carriageway and was down the embankment in a ditch. Highways Agency
Approx 400 litres of diesel was leaking from the vehicle fuel tank.
There are no hazards onboard the lorry. Lorry carrying cardboard. Vehicle battery isolated.
At 20:00hrs incident handed over to recovery company, lorry fuel tank empty
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