SONOITA, AZ - A semi-truck carrying tomatoes along the State Route 82 overturned, this week, blocking traffic along the route in both directions for an extended period and presumably spoiling a large cache of the sensitive produce item.

The crash occurred mid-day—just after 2:15 pm—just east of the city of Sonoita. According to a report by Nogales International’s Weekly Bulletin, the driver of the truck lost control along a stretch of SR 82 and careened onto its side. The trailer appears to have slid along the center of the road, dragging the truck into a completely upside-down position and smashing a portion of its cab.

Thankfully, the driver managed to escape the truck unharmed, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). A post to the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District’s Facebook page noted that the driver had been wearing his seatbelt.

Traffic was initially blocked, then delayed as traffic was redirected along the route’s dirt shoulder, and crews worked to remove the tractor-trailer from the roadway.

No news was forthcoming on the state of the maters involved, and the trailer of the vehicle remained intact—though a certain Heinz-brand condiment springs to mind when this trade news writer ponders what the inside of the trailer must look like...

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