Crane must lift concrete truck out of marsh
Glynn County police were hoping that a crane could attempt to remove an overturned concrete truck three days after it ran off a road.
Firefighters placed absorbent pads around the truck Friday at Sea Island Road and Arthur J. Moore Drive to help contain diesel fuel.
But officials were uncertain early Friday when managers of East Coast Concrete, owner of the truck, would have a crane to begin the removal. Police, though, were anticipating limiting traffic at the site at about sunrise Saturday.
The truck, fully loaded with 10 cubic yards of concrete, has been laying on its driver’s side in the marsh since it veered off Sea Island Road.
“There was a minor fuel leak, so we put the absorbent pads around the truck just to be on the safe side,” said Glynn County Deputy Fire Chief Jim Cochran. “When the accident happened, it pushed a lot of dirt around the truck, like a dike, so the fuel can’t go anywhere.”
Cochran said approximately three gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the truck.
