08.07.2011

Trailer dumps boom lift

A dump truck towing a boom lift on a two axle trailer caused a traffic jam on Thursday between Danbury and Southbury, Connecticut after the trailer flipped onto its side. There were no injuries.

The dump truck, owned by Norbert Mitchell Company and driven by Thomas Cyr, 49, was turning left from the off ramp of Interstate 84 when the incident happened. Dumping the JLG boom, owned by United Rentals onto the ground, spilling fuel and oil.
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The accident scene

The police said that fire-fighters contained the spill, which was then cleaned up by staff working fro Mitchell.