An asphalt spray transport truck carrying 5,000 gallons of the sticky stuff slid off Route 23 from Campbell Road in the town of Ashland, NY on Monday afternoon, after suffering a brake failure.
The unidentified driver sustained injuries categorized to be non life-threatening and was transported from the scene by Ashland ambulance.
The driver was reportedly attempting to navigate a right turn when the truck flipped on its side, scraped across the main highway, crashed through a guardrail and ultimately grazed a utility pole on its way down a grassy embankment.
Asphalt materials, known as emulsion, reportedly leaked on to the ground. The materials, typically used in oil and stone work on roads, are non-hazardous, and were immediately removed from the scene by professionals.
