Accident at Niwot Road and CO 119 spills diesel

A traffic accident on Aug. 30 at Niwot Road and Colorado Highway 119 (the “Diagonal”) led to to a hazmat response to clean up a large volume of diesel fuel on the Diagonal, slowing traffic to a crawl.

According to Colorado State Patrol Public Information Officer Troy Kessler, the call came in at 2:40 p.m. Kessler described the accident, saying, “A Kenworth dump truck was northbound on Highway 119 and failed to stop for a red light at Niwot Road. A Toyota 4Runner was going westbound on Niwot Road. The Toyota hit the right side of the dump truck. No injuries from the crash,” Kessler said.

The driver of the dump truck was a 65-year-old male from Thornton and the Toyota driver was a 33-year-old male from Niwot. Kessler said, “The dump truck saddle tank was ruptured in the crash and leaked approximately 100 gallons of diesel. Hazmat crews and environmental clean up responded to the scene.”