'Hydrogen Sulfide Gas' Leak from Tanker Truck on Namhae Expressway... Road Currently Closed

White smoke is rising as fuming sulfuric acid leaks from a tanker parked on the shoulder near the Masan tollgate on the Namhae Expressway.
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At around 12:30 PM on the 3rd, toxic gas leaked from a tanker truck traveling on the Namhae Expressway Branch Line 1 in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, causing the road to be closed.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency Highway Patrol, A, a man in his 30s driving the tanker truck carrying 24 tons of fuming sulfuric acid from Ulsan, noticed white smoke coming from the vehicle's undercarriage discharge valve while passing near Dongjeong-dong in Uichang-gu on the highway.

After passing the Masan Tollgate (TG) and traveling about 200 meters toward the direction of Haman, A stopped his vehicle on the shoulder and confirmed that sulfuric acid was leaking from the truck, then reported it to the police.

Fuming sulfuric acid is a colorless, viscous liquid made by absorbing sulfur trioxide into concentrated sulfuric acid, which produces white smoke when it comes into contact with air.

The Highway Patrol's 6th Precinct of the Provincial Police Agency is controlling part of the tollgate entrance using patrol vehicles and, together with the fire department and the Korea Expressway Corporation, is redirecting vehicles to nearby national roads.

The police and fire authorities are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident with Mr. A.

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