STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A HAZMAT team responded to an overturned tractor-trailer that leaked chemicals Monday morning in Monroe County, according to officials on the scene.
According to the Monroe County Communications Center, the overturned tractor crashed at the intersection of Middle Road and Bangor Mountain Road (Route 191) near Stroudsburg.
Upon arrival, there were chemicals on the roadway and first responders had to enter the scene to get the driver out of the truck.
That section of road was closed while crews worked the scene. Multiple firefighters had to be decontaminated and were sent to the hospital to be monitored.
Eyewitness News is still waiting for information on what caused the crash.