Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupHazardous Chemicals
Event TypeVehicle Release
PlaceSaint-Jacques QC
Event Start DateSeptember 29, 1989
Event End DateSeptember 29, 1989
CommentsSaint-Jacques QC, September 29, 1989. A highway collision between a car and transport truck containing ethylene glycol resulted in 9100 kg of the product spilling into a river below the road, causing serious pollution; the driver of the car was killed and the truck driver injured.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected1
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0