Cleanup underway, driver rescued after tanker truck ends up in North Saskatchewan River

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Edmonton

Mounties accidental a tanker motortruck has leaked what's believed to beryllium bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River aft it mislaid power connected a road northeast of Edmonton.

RCMP accidental operator mislaid power of motortruck owed to dense snow, mediocre roadworthy conditions

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 8:07 PM EST | Last Updated: November 7

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A photograph  of a motortruck  successful  a stream  connected  a snowy day.
Mounties accidental a tanker motortruck leaked what's believed to beryllium bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River aft it mislaid power connected a road northeast of Edmonton connected Nov. 6, 2025. (Submitted by RCMP)

Mounties accidental a tanker motortruck has leaked what's believed to beryllium bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River aft it mislaid power connected a road northeast of Edmonton.

In a quality merchandise issued Thursday afternoon, RCMP said officers from the Smoky Lake detachment responded to a telephone astatine astir 8 a.m. astir a motortruck successful the h2o disconnected Highway 831.

A motortruck  is seen successful  a stream  connected  a snowy day.
Mounties accidental a tanker motortruck leaked what's believed to beryllium bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River aft it mislaid power connected a road northeast of Edmonton connected Nov. 6, 2025. (Submitted by RCMP)

They said the operator mislaid power of the motortruck owed to dense snowfall and mediocre roadworthy conditions and ended up successful the river.

RCMP said the operator climbed connected apical of the motortruck and was rescued by firefighters who arrived successful a boat. He was not injured.

They said an “environment team” is astatine the country and cleaning up the spill.

A motortruck  is seen successful  a stream  connected  a snowy day.
Mounties accidental a tanker motortruck leaked what's believed to beryllium bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River aft it mislaid power connected a road northeast of Edmonton connected Nov. 6, 2025. (Submitted by RCMP)
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