40,000 pounds of avocados spill onto Texas highway after 18-wheeler crashes, burns

Firefighters were seen hosing down the truck filled with crates of avocados.

ByABC News
December 28, 2017, 5:49 PM

— -- There's no use crying over spilled guacamole.

About 40,000 pounds of avocados spilled onto a Texas highway Thursday after a big rig carrying them crashed and caught fire.

News helicopters from ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA captured images of firefighters hosing down the 18-wheel truck, which was full of crates of avocados.

Avocados lie at the scene where a 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados after crashing and catching fire, Dec. 12, 2017.
WFAA

The accident happened on a southbound lane on Interstate 35E near the city of Forreston and caused a traffic backup in the area, according to WFAA.

An 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados onto a Texas highway after crashing and catching fire, Dec. 12, 2017.
WFAA

The Texas Department of Safety has not released the condition of the driver.

Firefighters attend to the scene where an 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados onto a Texas highway, Dec. 12, 2017.
WFAA

ABC News' Justin Gomez contributed to this report.