60-Gallon Truck Fluid Leak in Hudson Slows Traffic

A hydraulic fluid leak from a Pinard waste services truck on Lowell Road led to traffic clog in the area as crews cleaned up the spill and an environmental assessment of the risk was conducted.

A Hudson ambulance driver detected the spill in the area of 222 Lowell Road around 11:18 a.m. May 12. The leak was from the truck parked in the nearby Market Basket lot.

The spill covered an area from Hampshire Drive south on Lowell Road into the Market Basket parking lot, according to the Hudson Fire Department.

The size of the spill required additional fire response, including police units and Hudson highway crews, for assistance.

Police closed Lowell Road to southbound traffic near the Market Basket entrance and traffic was detoured into the Industrial Park and back onto Lowell Road.

Hudson firefighters worked for more than three hours to contain the spill, which was estimated at 60 gallons. Crews used absorbent material and sand to contain the fluid. Pinard also provided material and a street sweeper, according to the Hudson Fire Department.

The state Department of Environmental Services and DOT also responded to evaluated environmental risk and any road damage. Clean Harbors was called in to clean the material from the roadway, officials said.