State officials say up to nearly 200 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Ottauquechee River after a box truck crashed off Interstate 91 in Hartland on Saturday.
Vermont State Police identified the driver as James Sseggwanyi, 44, of Chelmsford, Mass.
They said he was northbound when he lost control of his 2020 Isuzu box truck and it went through the left guardrails into the median and off of a bridge into the river shortly after 7 a.m.
The truck ended up on its left side, partially submerged in the river and it turned into a lengthy recovery, the DMV said.
One lane of traffic was closed for several hours near the crash site, which was about 2.5 miles before Exit 10 in White River Junction.
Assisting state police and DMV were the Hartland Fire Department, the Agency of Transportation, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Vermont State HAZMAT and Sabil and Sons Towing.
For more on this, please see our Nov. 26 edition of the Vermont Standard.
