1ST DEATH SINCE CONVOYS BEGAN XNG RIG CRASHES, DRIVER IS KILLED, 80 HOMES EMPTIED By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com BINGHAMTON – The driver of an Xpress Natural Gas truck was killed after he swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into the concrete barrier, damaging his trailer and releasing an “unknown amount” of compressed gas into the air, prompting the evacuation of 80 residences in a quarter-mile radius. Transporting hazardous gases ought to be handled with a significant…
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‘It Sounded Like 5 Freight Trains’ Neighbor Describes XNG Truck Crash On Route 28 South Of Schuyler Lake By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM SCHUYLER LAKE – Responding to the fourth XNG truck mishap since transports began in February, firefighters and emergency personnel blocked off several roads leading to a crash site near Schuyler Lake until 3 a.m. today, keeping some people from their homes for hours. “We were up at the florists, and when we came back down,…