Holy Cross, Iowa — The driver of a rig loaded with granulated urea fertilizer was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque with non-life threatening injuries after he lost control around noon on May 18 and rolled the truck. “Our truck was in the accident and we reported it to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which requested that we take care of the fertilizer or hire somebody else to do it,” Three Rivers Farm Service Manager Dale Hevel told Green Markets. “So we cleaned it up, hauled it away, and land-applied it.” He said approximately three tons were recovered, but that the truck was a loss. The driver was cited for failure to maintain control. DNR officials said the accident occurred on Thunder Road, which was closed only a brief time during the cleanup. Three Rivers Farm Service is located at Earlville.
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