Queens, NY – NYPD from the 107th Pct are calling for a level one mobilization after a truck carrying asbestos has overturned on the northbound lanes of the Clearview Expressway in Queens.
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The tractor trailer hit a divider before flipping over and the truck’s driver fled on foot leaving lots of bags of asbestos-laden materials on the highway. FDNY and EMS on the scene transmited a 10-80 (Haz-Mat situation).
All northbound lanes near the Long Island Expressway are closed as workers clean the area causing heavy traffic delays from the Nassau County line through Queens Blvd., NYPD Intel also on the scene, NYPD Taru and Queens D.A. Richard Brown are also responding. No injuries have been reported. [VIN News]