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To date, ICBC says it has received around 3,900 claims and inspected approximately 2,900 vehicles following the sulphuric acid spills, which occurred on April 10 and May 23 on a stretch of highway through Trail.
Hundreds of vehicles have been deemed as total losses. However, the insurer still has 1,000 vehicles to inspect, so a final number won香蕉视频直播檛 be available for some time.
The Crown corporation shared a media statement with the Trail Times early Wednesday.
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The two commercial truck drivers who operated the Westcan vehicles during the spills are also named in the claim, and identified as Christopher Hutchinson and 香蕉视频直播淛ohn Doe #1香蕉视频直播� (unknown name).
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This step was taken, in part, to mitigate any impact these events may have on insurance rates.
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香蕉视频直播淭o date, the losses claimed include hundreds of vehicles that ICBC has determined to be total losses as a result of exposure to sulfuric acid from the April 10 and May 23 spills.
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At last count, 400+ vehicles, including the new regional district fire truck worth about $800,000, had been written off after inspections confirmed acid contamination.
Many residents are reporting a claim as a precautionary measure, and ICBC has stated there is a growing trend of vehicles that have not been exposed to acid.
In September, Teck and IRM released a joint statement, and reported approximately 300 litres of sulphuric acid leaked in separate spills on April 10 and May 23.
The first spill left a 16-kilometre trail from the plant, through town, and out to the Waneta off-loading facility.
The City of Trail met with representatives from Teck Trail and IRM in late September following a third, albeit very small, acid leak during an offload in Waneta.
IRM took additional action at that time, and ceased all truck transportation of sulphuric acid from the Trail smelter following the third acid incident.
香蕉视频直播淭hey will not resume acid transport via truck until a thorough engineering investigation and certification process, with the assistance of the professional firm Wood LPC, is conducted and approved by IRM and Teck Trail Operations,香蕉视频直播� Trail Mayor Martin said. 香蕉视频直播淭heir processes will include technical and operational compliance and operational assurance on four new transport trailers to be used for the acid transport.香蕉视频直播�
