Estevan emergency crews were called to two separate accidents last night.
The first call came to the fire department at about 6 p.m. The firefighters were alerted to a two-vehicle collision with unknown injuries that occurred about three kilometres east and three kilometres north of Bienfait on a grid road.
A highway transport truck used for hauling dangerous goods collided with a one-tonne truck.
“It was quickly learned that the trailer was empty, it last contained crude oil and it was not leaking,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.
Vehicles collided at an intersection and came to rest. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
Feser added that there were some minor leaks coming from engines of both vehicles. Firefighters dealt with that and brought the vehicles to zero energy, then the scene was turned over to the RCMP for further investigation.
Shortly after firefighters returned to the station another call came in. At about 10:30 p.m., crews were dispatched to another two-vehicle collision that occurred on King Street at Tim Hortons parking lot. No injuries were reported.
“Crews arrived on scene to find a very minor collision that had occurred. So all units were immediately stood down and returned to the station,” said Feser.
The scene was turned over to the Estevan Police Service.
