A truck carrying 27 tonnes of human waste near Toowoomba, Queensland, spilled its load all over a busy road on Wednesday morning.
The truck, which was transporting the waste for a recycling company, was reportedly forced to brake suddenly to avoid a collision when a car attempted to merge in front of it.
The load was being transported with only a tarpaulin cover, and two tonnes of the waste spilled on to the road. Arkwood Organic Recycling co-director Elissa Clarke told Fairfax that transporting human waste via truck was like "carting a fish bowl", and that drivers should be more careful when pulling in front of trucks.
There were no injuries reported and it took workers seven hours to clean the road.