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Crash involving hazardous materials closes part of Ga. 53 in Dawson County

A mini-pumper transport vehicle carrying 6,000 pounds of a petroleum-based ammonium nitrate, a substance used in rock quarries, was involved in a four-vehicle accident on Ga. 53 E near Dawson Forest Road and Blue Ridge Overlook on Sept. 10, 2019. No serious injuries were reported from the incident. Photo courtesy of Dawson County Fire/EMS

09112019 crash — A mini-pumper transport vehicle carrying 6,000 pounds of a petroleum-based ammonium nitrate, a substance used in rock quarries, was involved in a four-vehicle accident on Ga. 53 E near Dawson Forest Road and Blue Ridge Overlook on Sept. 10, 2019. No serious injuries were reported from the incident. Photo courtesy of Dawson County Fire/EMS

A product used in detonation in mining and rock quarry work spilled on Ga. 53 in Dawson County in a four-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning.