Overview
- The MAZ truck overturned on January 10 at the 601st kilometer of the R-255 Siberia highway in the Bogotol district.
- It was carrying 16 containers of hydrochloric acid, 10 of which were damaged, releasing about 5 cubic meters.
- To right the vehicle, the driver unloaded the cargo, left the containers on the snow, and departed the scene.
- The area is cordoned off and under guard, cleanup is underway, and the regional prosecutor is coordinating responders.
- Investigators are determining how the containers were damaged, with the driver saying he was hauling from Kemerovo Region under a contract with a Krasnoyarsk enterprise as earlier no-leak reports were revised.