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Article: Traffic accident spews sulphuric acid, leaving one dead in east China
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- December 8, 2006
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Traffic accident spews sulphuric acid, leaving one dead in east
China
HANGZHOU, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A man was confirmed dead in a traffic
accident that led to a spill of sulphuric acid in east China's
Zhejiang Province on Thursday, and local authorities are
investigating the environmental impact of the accident, official
sources said on Friday.
A truck smashed into a tanker carrying 30 tons of sulphuric acid
on a highway near Jinhua City around 1:00 a.m. Thursday. The
collision damaged the valve of the tanker and sulphuric acid began to
leak out.
The truck driver was trapped in the cab. The co-driver managed to
get out but was overcome by the fumes of ...