The driver died after a commercial truck tractor hauling a box trailer containing nitric acid overturned on Interstate 10 near Tucson, Ariz., around 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
When the trailer began leaking, those living within a one-half mile perimeter of the accident were evacuated and those within one mile were directed to shelter-in-place. A two-mile section of I-10 was closed in both directions. By 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, the evacuation order was rescinded, I-10 was reopened, and the public was told they could resume normal activities.
The cause of the accident was not immediately established, however, local weather reports at the time cited strong winds and dense blowing dust along the highway that could rapidly reduce visibility, according to a report by The Washington Post.