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.
![PHOTO: Avocados lie at the scene where a 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados after crashing and catching fire, Dec. 12, 2017.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/avocado-spill-ht-01-jpo-171228_16x9_992.jpg)
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.
![PHOTO: An 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados onto a Texas highway after crashing and catching fire, Dec. 12, 2017.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/avocado-spill-ht-jpo-171228_16x9_992.jpg)
WFAA
The Texas Department of Safety has not released the condition of the driver.
![PHOTO: Firefighters attend to the scene where an 18-wheeler spilled about 40,000 pounds of avocados onto a Texas highway, Dec. 12, 2017.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/avocado-spill-ht-02-jpo-171228_16x9_992.jpg)
WFAA
ABC News' Justin Gomez contributed to this report.