Man dead after chemical spill

Stephanie Froese

paNOW Staff

A man is dead and an area has been evacuated after a chemical spill near Neilburg, Sask., west of North Battleford, near Alberta boarder.

Around 6 a.m. RCMP were called to a single-vehicle rollover involving a tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia.

The southbound truck lost control and rolled into the ditch.

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A 59-year-old man, from Cut Knife was found lying about five feet from the vehicle surrounded by vapors from the leaking ammonia.

According to a report from the RCMP, fire crews were able to move the man from area but he died on scene.

The spill has been contained but traffic was being diverted to a grid road west of the scene. Due to the spill, one home in the area has also been evacuated.

At about 7 p.m. the highway was reopened.

The investigation is ongoing.

sfroese@panow.com