CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A semi-truck pulling a flatbed trailer overturned in front of Ringgold Elementary School last night, spilling diesel fuel across Ringgold Road.

At 12:23 a.m., the truck was trying to turn onto Windroe Drive when it overturned, according to Clarksville Police Lt. Charles Gill.

A semi-truck overturned on Ringgold Road in the early morning of April 7, 2022. (Michael Rios/CFR, contributed)

Its cargo, eight large zinc ingots, fell into the roadway, and the semi was leaking diesel fuel.

That spill was contained, and the driver was not injured, according to Clarksville Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Michael Rios.

Ringgold Road is back open, but it will be necessary to close it later today to finish cleanup, Gill said.