Pennsylvania acid spill forces evacuations

A tractor-trailer carrying 33,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid overturned in eastern Pennsylvania early Saturday after the driver tried to avoid a deer. About 5,000 residents were forced to evacuate.Northampton County spokesman John Conklin said the driver, who initially was trapped in the truck, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. A passenger in the truck was unhurt, and no other injuries were reported. State police identified the driver as Raymond Leblanc, 54, of Harrow, Ontario, Canada. The truck flipped over on its side and slid along northbound State Road 33, which was then closed in both directions from Belfast to Saylorsburg. Most of the acid was in the form of pressurized gas, Conklin said. State and federal hazardous materials experts stopped the leak by noon. The truck overturned at 3:30 a.m. near Wind Gap,