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Tractor hit by semi, spills weed killer
Weed killer spilled on road
Updated: Friday, 15 Jul 2011, 12:56 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 15 Jul 2011, 9:52 AM EDT
PAW PAW, Mich. (WOOD) - A portion of a Van Buren County road was closed for several hours Friday due to an accident.
Traffic was rerouted along M-51 near Paw Paw Road, south of I-94 and north of Decatur, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
A semi-truck collided with a farm tractor hauling a container of weed killer, police told 24 Hour News 8. The chemical spilled and an environmental cleanup crew was called to the scene.
A viewer told 24 Hour News 8 the tractor driver suffered bumps and bruises, and was treated and released at a hospital.
No other details have been released.
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