{"id":33974,"date":"2023-05-17T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T00:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/truck-rolls-on-coal-bank-pass-between-durango-and-silverton\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:15:28","slug":"truck-rolls-on-coal-bank-pass-between-durango-and-silverton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/truck-rolls-on-coal-bank-pass-between-durango-and-silverton\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck rolls on Coal Bank Pass between Durango and Silverton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A semi truck pulling a taker rolled onto its side Wednesday on Coal Bank Pass, about 3 miles south of the summit. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A semi truck carrying magnesium chloride tipped onto its side Wednesday morning on Coal Bank Pass between Durango and Silverton.<\/p>\n

Magnesium chloride, which is a common deicer on area roads, was leaking on the highway. A hazmat team was headed to the location to assist, but the leak presented no danger to the public, said Capt. John Trentini with the Colorado State Patrol.<\/p>\n

The driver suffered minor injuries, he said.<\/p>\n

The crash was reported about 9:50 a.m. near mile marker 54, which is on the south side of Coal Bank Pass about 3 miles from the summit.<\/p>\n

The truck tipped onto its side and was mostly off the highway. It was up against a mountain as opposed to over an embankment.<\/p>\n

A tow company from Ouray was on scene about 2:45 p.m. and worked to upright the vehicle and remove it from the highway. Motorists were able to move past the crash via one-lane alternating traffic during recovery of the vehicle, said Lisa Schwantes, spokeswoman with the Colorado Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n

Colorado Parks and Wildlife responded to the scene to perform a risk-assessment as it pertained to the leaking fluid, said Brian Devine, environmental health director with San Juan Basin Public Health.<\/p>\n

Based on information relayed to SJBPH, the health department activated an interagency Animas River alert notification and response plan, \u201cbut that doesn\u2019t imply that there is a real emergency,\u201d Devine said. \u201cBasically that\u2019s steps to confirm the severity of the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

The health department is not recommending anyone close agricultural ditches or quit pulling water from the Animas River, he said. A number of factors went into that determination, including:<\/p>\n

The truck was carrying a diluted form of magnesium chloride.Not all of the magnesium chloride spilled into the environment; some remained in the tanker.The river is flowing at a high level because of spring runoff.The magnesium chloride didn\u2019t spill directly into a waterway. Some probably went into the soil, a pond and a creek. <\/div>\n

\u201cWhat has been relayed to us is that that worst-case scenario certainly has been avoided,\u201d Devine said.<\/p>\n

shane@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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