Berks County, PA : Dump truck crashes off Route 12 in Alsace Township on Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Traffic was snarled through the morning rush Wednesday on Pricetown Road in Alsace Township after a dump truck went off the road and spilled diesel fuel, officials said.

The crash occurred about 7 a.m. in the 3000 block of Pricetown Road, which is also Route 12, between Skyline Drive and Antietam Road.
According to Alsace Manor Fire Deputy Chief Lenny Flick Jr.

A dump truck ran off the road, taking out two sections of guide rail and striking a tree.
When the truck hit the tree, it ruptured the passenger-side external fuel tank, dumping as much as 150 gallons of diesel fuel and 14 gallons of motor oil into the woods.

Cleanup crews were on the scene for hours, placing a tarp over the spill. However, it could be up to two months before the spill is completely removed.

It took about four hours for heavy-duty tow trucks to remove the dump truck, which had damage including a snapped front axel.

State police at Reading identified the driver, who was not injured, as Paul M. Chauvin, 54, of Honey Brook.

Troopers said that the truck left the road for an unknown reason and that the crash remains under investigation.

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Dump truck crashes off Route 12 in Alsace Township