On Tuesday, April 23 at approximately 10:09 a.m. the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to W Dickman Road near N Helmer Rd in the City of Springfield for a personal injury accident involving a semi tractor trailer grain truck and a commercial box truck.
The grain truck was traveling westbound on W Dickman Road and was making a left turn southbound on N Helmer Road. The commercial box truck was traveling eastbound on W Dickman Road and struck the grain truck in the passenger side. The collision caused the fuel tank on the grain truck to rupture and spill approximately 75 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel into the roadway.
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management, Springfield Fire Department and Patriot Spill Response coordinated clean-up of the spill.
The Calhoun County Accident Reconstruction Team and Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Unit assisted in the accident reconstruction.
A passenger of the box truck was treated for injuries by Springfield Fire Department and Life Care Ambulance Paramedics.
The Environmental Protection Agency was notified due to the diesel spill.
The traffic in the area was disrupted but all roadways are now clear.
