The vibrant mess looked like a Jackson Pollock painting. The F&R Duty Commander stated that six tons of paint will take many hours to clean up.
An unfortunate incident turned a road in New South Wales, Australia, into a Jackson Pollock creation. The artist in you would love the beauty of 6 tons of paint spilled all over the road. But the story behind the art is sad.
On January 31,, 2023, a truck passed through the Buli pass in New South Wales. It had six tons of paint loaded inside in tins when the accident occurred.
The vehicle was en route to deliver the paint to Bunnings Warehouse sites in the Illawarra. It took a hairpin turn at Buli's pass, and the driver lost control. The truck rolled over, spilling the paint on the road like a canvas.
If you are wondering who Jackson Pollock is, he was an American painter and a renowned abstract expressionist who died in 1956. He was famous for his painting technique, called the "drip technique." He poured or splashed the household paints onto a horizontal canvas or surface. It helped him view the painting from all angles, and he designed the art accordingly.
The truck accident painted something equivalent to one of his works. The mess resembled his art in a strange coincidence. And when the video surfaced on the internet, people couldn't help but take notice of the 'accidental' work of art.
The NSW Fire and Rescue team was deployed to the site immediately, and fortunately, the driver escaped with no serious injuries, reports ABC News. "Around half the tins are damaged," Fire and Rescue New South Wales Duty Commander Chad Wallace said.
Post the accident, the NSW team re-opened one lane of the Buli pass, and emergency workers started removing the paint. "Fire and Rescue NSW has called in specialist Hazmat teams from Shellharbour and as far away as Sydney to assist in the clean-up," Wallace said.
"Any paint spill is hard to clean up, but when it is six tons, it will take many hours," he added.
The rescue team created a makeshift dam using shovels to stop the paint from flowing down the road.
‘Paint is regarded as an environmental pollutant and would have caused significant damage to the local area if not contained,’ NSW Fire & Rescue said in a statement on its website.
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The clip has amassed 14,000 views so far. The NSW Fire and Rescue team told Now This News, "Paint is regarded as an environmental pollutant and would have caused significant damage to the local area if not contained."
The Bulli Pass provides passage to over 12,000 vehicles in and out of north Wollongong every day. So, it was a miracle that no other vehicles were involved in the accident. The driver also had a lucky escape.
The local residents were amazed to see the beautiful impact, so to speak. Many locals took to social media to share the visuals of the incident.
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