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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
Vehicle Type
Substance
Details
Source
31/10/21 Karnal, road tanker fuel Haryana, India
Fuel tanker with load from Panipat refinery collided head-on with truck on Assandh-Jind road near Gangatehri; tanker driver was trapped and died in ensuing fire; three other people injured in crash; police investigating
Hindustan Times
31/10/21 Enagi, road tanker diesel Niger, Nigeria
Road tanker with diesel collided head-on with cement truck; at least two people killed in crash; fire from burning diesel spread to several other vehicles, nearby shops
Nigerian Tribune
31/10/21 Durban, road tanker gasoline KSN, South Africa
Fire broke out in road tanker parked in Clairwood industrial area, cause unknown; burning gasoline flowed into nearby river, sparked explosion, fire on Transnet pipeline; at least two people killed
Sowetan Live
2/11/21 nr Divide, road tanker Colorado, US
Tank truck with sodium cyanide cargo rolled over on Highway 67 near Mueller State Park, cause unknown; no leak of cargo discovered but highway was closed indefinitely as a precaution during response
The Gazette
3/11/21 Manchester, road tanker gasoline New Jersey, US
Tank truck with 8,700 gal (33 m3) gasoline caught fire on Route 37 after hitting car disabled after striking a deer in the road; tanker swerved, struck concrete divider; no serious injuries; road closed in both directions
Asbury Pk Press
5/11/21 Freetown, road tanker fuel Sierra Leone
At least 130 people were killed, many more injured by explosion after leak of fuel from tanker that collided with truck while turning into filling station; many of those killed had been collecting fuel spilling from tanker
CNN
6/11/21 nr Hurn, van fireworks Hampshire, UK
Van carrying fireworks for display at Matchams race track caught fire after some lit fireworks fell onto it; spectators fled as fireworks rained down on them, criticising organisers for lax safety
Daily Echo
8/11/21 Edati, road tanker fuel Niger, Nigeria
Four vehicles were involved in collision on Kutigi-Mokwa road after one, an overloaded bus speeding to a market, collided with a truck, possibly tanker; fire broke out, killing nine people, injuring 11 more
NAN
8/11/21 Sagamu, road tanker LPG Ogun, Nigeria
Fire broke out in LPG tanker on Lagos-Ibadan highway, cause unknown; tanker then exploded; three people in cab were injured; police put diversion in place to prevent further accidents during response
The Eagle
10/11/21 Barmer, road tanker Rajasthan, India
At least 12 people died, others injured when fire broke out after collision between tanker and bus on Barmer- Jodhpur highway; cause of accident not clear; bus said to be carrying 25 at the time
India TV News
11/11/21 Ode-Aye, bus ethanol Ondo, Nigeria
Two buses collided due to reckless overtaking; one bus was carrying large amount of ethanol, which caught fire; six people on the bus were burned to death, several others badly injured and were rushed to hospital
Vanguard
15/11/21 nr Del Rio, road tanker jet fuel Texas, US
Train clipped rear of Outlaw Transportation tank truck with jet fuel for Laughlin AFB, causing leak and major fire; truck driver suffered minor injury; base’s fire crews helped with response
The 830 Times
18/11/21 Ibadan, road tanker gasoline Oyo, Nigeria
Fire broke out in engine of tanker; driver jumped out while vehicle was still moving; tanker crashed, spilling gasoline to road before exploding; two passing cars burned; several people injured in fire but no fatalities
Premium Times
24/11/21 Bahawalpur, road tanker oil Punjab, Pakistan
Road tanker with 50,000 litres unspecified oil caught fire after tyre burst due to speeding on Khanqah bypass; tanker was heading from Karachi to Sheikhopura; fire crews attended, police closed road; no injuries reported
Urdu Point
28/11/21 Sorek, truck Israel
Truck carrying unspecified hazardous materials overturned after accident at Sorek interchange; driver was trapped in cab, freed after two hours; vehicle’s load said to have been pumped off, suggesting it was liquid
Jerusalem Post
Road tanker overturned on poor road surface, spilling gasoline cargo; subsequent explosion blamed on ‘hoodlums’ who had collected spilling fuel, looted nearby shops, attacked responders; two people killed
Punch
sodium cyanide
sulphuric acid
hazardous materials
29/11/21 Lafenwa, road tanker gasoline Ogun, Nigeria
MARINE/INLAND WATERWAY INCIDENTS Date Location
Vessel
Substance Details
Source
flammable corrosive
Containership lost 40 containers in heavy swells in Straits of Juan de Fuca, anchored off Victoria; fire broke out next day in two damaged boxes on board containing potassium amylxanthanate; fire spread to other boxes
Maritime Executive
25/10/21 off Isle of Wight, Chem Alya unknown UK
Product/chemical tanker (17,000 dwt, 2009), leaving Fawley for Alexandria, veered off fairway and grounded; presumably in cargo but no damage reported
FleetMon
27/10/21 Durban, NS Qingdao chemicals KZN, South Africa
Bulk carrier, discharging unspecified bulk chemical cargo in rainy weather, had to be removed from berth due to toxic fumes; vessel sailed around cape for St Helena Bay, where cargo was neutralised, offloaded
FleetMon
8/11/21 Brunsbüttel, Mostraum unknown SH, Germany
Product tanker (10,500 dwt, 2019) en route Kokkola struck dolphin on approach to Kiel Canal, was holed above waterline in way of port cofferdam; berthed in Brunsbüttel for repair; not clear if it was in cargo at time
FleetMon
22/10/21 off Vancouver Island,Zim BC, Canada Kingston
HCB MONTHLY | JANUARY 2022
