Crews Called To Major Diesel Spill At Lake Macquarie

 BY IAN CROUCH

Firefighters and council crews are working to clean up a major diesel spill stretching over several Lake Macquarie suburbs.

Newcastle Fire Command says they were alerted to the spill at about 6.30 this morning, which stretches through Barnsley, West Wallsend, and Holmesville for 6kms.

Fire crews are on scene at Northville Drive at Barnsley and Withers Street at Holmesville where large pools of the fuel have been found.

The source of the diesel leak is understood to be a bus.

Council crews are using sand and a street sweeper to  clean up the rest of the spill.

 

BREAKING! Truck Crash and Diesel Spill Closes Southbound Lanes of M1 Pacific Motorway

 BY IAN CROUCH

All southbound lanes of the The M1 Pacific Motorway are closed between John Renshaw Drive and Lenaghans Drive at Lenaghan due to a truck crash diesel spillage.

Newcastle Fire Command says a B-double has lost one thousand litres of diesel from its fuel tank.

Several fire crews and the Newcastle Hazmat unit are at the scene.

NSW Fire and Rescue says the freeway is likely to remain closed for several hours while the spill is cleaned up.

A spokesperson from for the Transport Management Centre says the truck was travelling in the northbound lanes of the freeway just before 3am when it crashed through the median strip fencing, ending up facing north in the southbound lanes.

Southbound traffic is being diverted at John Renshaw Drive and the Hunter Expressway

The disabled truck on the M1 on Friday morning Picture: Live Traffic