A driver was uninjured after a semi-truck hauling a dump trailer rolled over while dumping its load at the McHenry Township Road District in Johnsburg Wednesday morning.
The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Johnsburg Police Department responded around 8:05 a.m. Wednesday to the McHenry Township Office, 3703 North Richmond Road, for a report of a truck rollover.
McHenry Township Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Dave Harwood said the McHenry Township Road District was receiving a shipment of road salt.
A semi-truck was dumping the contents of its trailer for the delivery when the truck and trailer both rolled over.
The driver was inside the cab of the truck when the incident occurred, Harwood said.
He was able to self-extricate before the fire department arrived and was uninjured.
Harwood said it is unknown what caused the truck to tip over. It is unclear if the load shifted or if there was a mechanical failure.
Fire crews arrived and found diesel spilling out of the saddle tank of the truck.
The tank holds approximately 200 gallons of fuel and approximately 50 gallons spilled, Harwood said.
The fuel spill was contained and the diesel did not enter any water or drains.
The incident occurred in the parking lot of the township office and traffic was not impacted.
Harwood said fire crews remained at the scene for four hours while crews pumped the fuel tanks and uprighted the truck and trailer.