A small amount of herbicide-water mixture spilled after a Guardian Pest Solutions truck overturned on the North Shore Scenic Railroad tracks near 44th Avenue East this afternoon.
The accident happened after the eastbound truck appeared to miss a curve on Superior Street, crossed the Lakewalk, crashed through a fence and went down a slight hill to the tracks.
Two people in the truck were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Erik Simonson said.
Simonson said the truck was carrying a mixture of 10 percent herbicide and 90 percent water. Simonson said only a few gallons spilled after the accident.
"The biggest concern is a spill," Simonson said as workers waited for a Minnesota State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspector to arrive at the scene. Efforts to right the truck couldn't begin until after the CVI inspected the scene.
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Simonson didn't know how much herbicide mixture remained in the truck.
