ESTEVAN — Estevan firefighters responded to two road accidents in less than 24 hours this week.
According to preliminary information, neither of the occurrences resulted in serious injuries.
A semi-truck rolled over on Highway 39 East at the truck bypass junction on Thursday just before 11 a.m. Estevan Fire Deputy Chief Kyle Luc responded to the accident along with other firefighters. Upon arrival, they found the truck that was on its side in the merge area. The vehicle was hauling steel pipe that had come off the trailer and into the ditch.
The Estevan RCMP and EMS also responded to the scene. Luc said to his knowledge there were no major injuries.
Firefighters contained the diesel leak and blocked traffic on the highway for a significant amount of time to allow for a safe debris cleanup.
Firefighters were busy with the call for about three hours. A local towing company was called to the scene to help recover the vehicle.
On Wednesday, at about 3:30 p.m. fire crews also responded to Highway 47 and the Highway 39 bypass to a two-vehicle collision, one of which was a motorcycle. Firefighters helped control traffic and clean up the scene as the Estevan RCMP was assessing the situation. Luc noted that it seemed that injuries sustained during the collision were minor.
