- A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine, Ohio overturned.
- A Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine in February, spilling toxic chemicals into the environment.
A truck transporting 40,000 pounds of toxic soil collected from the East Palestine train derailment site crashed, spilling its cargo.
A Norfolk Southern train traveling through East Palestine, Ohio in February ran off the tracks, spilling toxic chemicals into the nearby environment. The toxic threat displaced people for weeks and killed tens of thousands of animals.
The truck, which was carrying contaminated soil removed from East Palestine, overturned on Monday in Columbiana County, Ohio, according to the Ohio State Environmental Protection Agency.
The highway patrol estimated that about 20,000 pounds of toxic soil, or half of the truck's contents, spilled out of the truck after it ran off the right side of the road and into a ditch, where it collided with a utility pole, the Ohio EPA said in a statement.
Police cited the truck's driver, 74-year-old Philip Falck, for operating a vehicle without reasonable control, according to WKBN. Falck sustained minor injuries in the crash.
About 11.4 million gallons of liquid wastewater have been removed from East Palestine since the train derailment in February, according to the Ohio EPA. The agency said a "pile" of 17,300 more tons of toxic soil is still waiting to be removed from the area.
In its news release, the Ohio EPA said that the toxic spill from the truck is contained and does not pose a threat to nearby waterways.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Norfolk Southern did not immediately return Insider's requests for comment on Tuesday.