Cleanup is underway after a military fuel tanker filled with thousands of litres of diesel overturned on a highway in the Northwest Territories.
A spokesperson for Joint Task Force North says the truck was supporting a military convoy between Edmonton and Yellowknife on Monday, when it lost control and tipped over near Kakisa, between Fort Providence and Enterprise.
It caused a slow fuel leak of roughly 2,900 litres of diesel, equivalent to the size of a small pool.
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The Canadian Armed Forces says the truck, which was carrying 15,000 litres of fuel, has been recovered.
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Nobody was hurt, but the truck driver and passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution.
The spokesperson says the spill has been contained and the remaining fuel transferred.
RCMP say road conditions and weather are believed to have been factors, and a spokesperson with the territorial government says it’s aware of the spill.
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