On Tuesday, 8 September, both Gundagai appliances from the 313 Fire Station were called out to the Hume Highway after reports were received about a significant diesel spill that had occurred earlier that day.
On arrival, crews located the truck that had caused the spillage, and allege it had collided with a cable safety barrier on the Hume Highway, which resulted in damage to one of its fuel tanks.
Following the incident, the driver had then exited the highway and brought the truck to a stop at South Gundagai.
Crews from Gundagai worked quickly and efficiently to render the area safe before returning to the station a short time later.
It is understood that motorists were not affected significantly by the spill.
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