Garbage Truck Hits Light Pole, Causing Chemical Leak

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Hazmat workers were called out to a Sacramento parking lot to clean up a chemical spill.

The accident happened on Monday morning at Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard. A Waste Management garbage truck driver hit a light pole in the parking lot, knocking it over and causing the truck to leak some of its fluids.

Approximately 60 gallons of chemicals, presumably gas or brake fluid, leaked from the truck. Some of it went into a nearby storm drain. Workers will try to pump as much of the chemicals as they can from the drain.

The driver, who says he had a spotless driving record, was not injured.