Sulphuric acid tanker rolls in Qld

A tanker truck carrying sulphuric acid has rolled off the Bruce Highway in central Queensland forcing emergency crews to impose a 250m exclusion zone to contain leaking acid.

It is understood both tanks on the B-double tanker were leaking and that the truck
came to rest beside the road in long grass.
Emergency services have evacuated the area on the Bruce Highway north of Bloomsbury,
which includes a couple of farmhouses, due to inhalation concerns.
Firefighters from Mackay and Proserpine were on the scene and attempting to contain
the leaks.
The truck driver, who was out of the vehicle when emergency crews arrived, was taken
to Proserpine Hospital with minor injuries.
Paramedics remained on standby at the incident.