Road into Port closed after traffic accident causes substance spill

Traffic Accident

Jereme Lane

Journalist

Last updated: 25/08/2021, 10:54:00 (AEST)

</iframe</p></div><div><p><br /><b>Port Douglas Road is closed in both directions after an accident on the corner at Langley Road caused a spill of an unknown substance. </b><br /><br />The two-car incident out the front of Silkari Lagoons saw the driver of each car taken to Mossman Hospital with minor injuries. <br /><br />One of the vehicles was still unmoved on its side an hour after the incident and belongs to a pool maintenance business with visible substance spillage on the road.</p></div><div><p><br />The road is still closed and may be for some time according to Port Douglas Police Sergeant Damien Meadows.<br /><br />“At this stage Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are still trying to contain and identify the substance and until they do the road will remain closed. <br /><br />Meadows is asking motorists to please be patient and use alternative routes. <br /><br />“We appreciate this is a bit of an inconvenience but if everyone can please use the detour down St Crispins Ave that would be very much appreciated.<br /><br /></p></div><div><div><p> </p></div><div style="display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap"><div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);gap:10px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;cursor:pointer;max-width:810px"><div style="display:inline-block;max-height:100%;max-width:100%;background-image:url("data:image/webp;base64,UklGRlAAAABXRUJQVlA4IEQAAACwAQCdASoQAAwABUB8JbAAAcoK6A2AAP3jmABDerZYunkIg8yzh/1XeqaTPPI/booUJeTl4VGQ8yNd/vZ7n0J9fxCAAA==");background-size:cover;aspect-ratio:810 / 608"><div style="backdrop-filter:blur(20px);width:100%;height:100%"><img width="810" height="608" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" style="max-height:100%;max-width:100%"/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;cursor:pointer;max-width:810px"><div style="display:inline-block;max-height:100%;max-width:100%;background-image:url("data:image/webp;base64,UklGRlQAAABXRUJQVlA4IEgAAADQAQCdASoQAAsABUB8JZQAAiyr4eSdgAD9mfKZlVfR+tb6NGoPiNbxHUNKN9fSRVpKA+GeBvaTg7Ot4z4SYXlGEL7f+xPv8AA=");background-size:cover;aspect-ratio:810 / 540"><div style="backdrop-filter:blur(20px);width:100%;height:100%"><img width="810" height="540" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" style="max-height:100%;max-width:100%"/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;cursor:pointer;max-width:810px"><div style="display:inline-block;max-height:100%;max-width:100%;background-image:url("data:image/webp;base64,UklGRlgAAABXRUJQVlA4IEwAAADwAQCdASoQAAsABUB8JZwAAwdf9J9bl4AA/mwKJYk6j1S6yx7s+G9tzIdzuCcD5msA21tUeUc/lU+Cdstnyhd2XurbBmlMVAW4AAAA");background-size:cover;aspect-ratio:810 / 540"><div style="backdrop-filter:blur(20px);width:100%;height:100%"><img width="810" height="540" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" style="max-height:100%;max-width:100%"/></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p>  </p></div><div><p>  </p></div></div><div style="margin-top:50px;gap:10px;display:flex"><span style="cursor:pointer" title="Print this page" class="noPrint"><img src="/assets/icon-print-lMkHkeLs.svg" alt="Print" width="30" height="30"/></span><span style="cursor:pointer;position:relative" title="Share this page" class="noPrint"><img src="/assets/icon-Share-Grey-BZ4QAvjV.svg" alt="Share" width="30" height="30"/></span></div></div><script></script><script>(function restoreScroll({ storageKey: storageKey2, key, behavior, shouldScrollRestoration, scrollToTopSelectors, location }) { let byKey; try { byKey = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(storageKey2) || "{}"); } catch (error) { console.error(error); return; } const resolvedKey = key || window.history.state?.__TSR_key; const elementEntries = byKey[resolvedKey]; ignoreScroll = true; scroll: { if (shouldScrollRestoration && elementEntries && Object.keys(elementEntries).length > 0) { for (const elementSelector in elementEntries) { const entry = elementEntries[elementSelector]; if (elementSelector === "window") { window.scrollTo({ top: entry.scrollY, left: entry.scrollX, behavior }); } else if (elementSelector) { const element = document.querySelector(elementSelector); if (element) { element.scrollLeft = entry.scrollX; element.scrollTop = entry.scrollY; } } } break scroll; } const hash = (location ?? 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