**WARNING** Diesel on the Stn Motorway

[Ixion]

NZ Police CommCens Alert 13:00 19-09-2005 Counties Manukau

Location of incident: Takanini, Auckland

Incident Type: Diesel spill

There a traffic problems on the southern m`way, due to a diesel spill at 1230pm.

A car crashed off the road along the Takanini off ramp, southbound side.

The spill has affected the off ramp, motorway and parts of Great South road in that area.

The off ramp at Takanini is currently closed.


Issued by: Inspector Scott Webb


There's bound to be diesel for AGES even after the claim to have cleaned it up. Must be bad to take out a cage.

[bugjuice]

thanx for the heads up...
not that I'm going out that way...

[pyrocam]

cheers for the news dude

[sunhuntin]

stole this from trademe message board...

NZ Police CommCens Alert 18:25 19-09-2005 Counties Manukau
Location of incident: Pukekohe, Auckland
Incident Type: Petrol tanker crash

A 5,000 litre Petrol tanker has lost control and crashed, Pukekohe East Road/Valley Royal way, Pukekohe East, Franklin district. Road is closed in both directions, due to petrol leaking from truck. No other vehicles are invloved and the drivber of the truck has been taken to hospital in condition described as status 2

[crashe]

NZ Police CommCens Alert 18:25 19-09-2005 Counties Manukau

Location of incident: Pukekohe, Auckland

Incident Type: Petrol tanker crash

A 5,000 litre Petrol tanker has lost control and crashed, Pukekohe East Road/Valley Royal way, Pukekohe East, Franklin district.

Road is closed in both directions, due to petrol leaking from truck.

No other vehicles are invloved and the drivber of the truck has been taken to hospital in condition described as status 2


Issued by: Inspector Scott Webb

[Gremlin]

Quick! Lets help err... retrieve the petrol!!! :devil2:

Man, the mess that will make and the amount of time it will last :mellow:

edit: petrol or diesel?? Both are mentioned. It will make a big difference to the bike... :eek:

[Ixion]

Quick! Lets help err... retrieve the petrol!!! :devil2:

Man, the mess that will make and the amount of time it will last :mellow:

edit: petrol or diesel?? Both are mentioned. It will make a big difference to the bike... :eek:


Both. two separate incidents. After you slide off in the diesel, the petrol will cook you.

Seriously, folks, watch out, cos even once the fire guys have cleaned it up, there's bound to be some still around. Could be weeks before it's all gone.

[crashe]

Z Police CommCens Alert 19:00 19-09-2005 Wellington

Location of incident: SH2 Rimutaka Hills, Wellington

Incident Type: Road Closure

Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the SH2 Rimutaka has been closed.Please notify all tarvellers thinking of using this route.


Issued by: Inspector Peter Stokes

[Lou Girardin]

They'll put another 5 cents a litre on now, citing shortage of supply.

[NodMan]

Seriously, folks, watch out, cos even once the fire guys have cleaned it up, there's bound to be some still around. Could be weeks before it's all gone.

just so you know...fire not ALLOWED to clean it off the road with water...politically incorrect, might damage someones foreshore or waterways,
too bad if it kills a motorcyclist or two!!

they used kitty litter absorbant material, detergent and lots of sweeping but due to porous make up of motorway seal (not your usual city style tarseal) it could keep coming to surface especially on wet days and extreme hot days... I will be riding the straight southbound from Alfriston Road overbridge to and including the Takanini off ramp really carefully for quite a while....Cheers all