School Bus Leak Causes Diesel Spill In Wall, Police Say

Hazmat workers and other emergency crews spent Wednesday afternoon cleaning up a diesel spill on Route 35 in Wall caused by a school bus’s leaking fuel tank, Wall police said Thursday.

Police received a report about 2:10 p.m. Wednesday that a school bus southbound on Route 35 was leaking diesel fuel in the road, Wall Lt. Pete Lokerson said. The bus, owned by Klarr Transportation in Lakewood, was stopped near Ocean Road, he said. It appeared to have been leaking fuel since it left the company’s maintenance yard in Lakewood, Lokerson said.

There were no children on the bus at the time and there were no injuries reported, he said.

Wall Township authorities notified other towns that may have been affected by the spill, he said.

The Wall Township Office of Emergency Management, South Wall Fire Department, Wall Township First Aid, New Jersey Department of Transportation, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management and HAZMAT unit all responded to clean up the spill, Lokerson said. Additionally, Klarr Transportation contracted Atlantic Response to assist with the clean-up, he said.

Patrolman Christopher Mason is the primary investigating officer, assisted by Patrolman Brian Mansfield, Patrolman Adam Cox, Patrolman Shane Roland, Sergeant Dan Santoro and Lieutenant Greg Carpino.