RIVERVIEW, Florida - A tractor trailer flipped over on its side Saturday evening, spilling nearly 88,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate on the roadway.
Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as a fertilizer. Crews spent hours trying to clean up the mess near the corner of Big Bend Road and Highway 301.
Florida Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Orlando Soto of Ruskin was trying to make a left turn on Big Bend Road, but was going to fast and flipped, spilling about a fourth of his load across the road.