There was a bad case of the runs near Toowoomba on Wednesday morning when a truck carrying 27 tonnes of human waste lost its load after the driver was allegedly forced to brake to avoid a collision.
The Arkwood Organic Recycling truck was on Crowley Vale Road off the Warrego Highway at Crowley Vale, 45 kilometres east of Toowoomba, when the driver is believed to have swerved and applied the brakes to avoid a merging car.
Two tonnes of the waste pulled through the load's tarpaulin cover and ended up on the road just after 8am.
Arkwood Organic Recycling co-director Elissa Clarke said "it's like carting a fish bowl" and the sudden braking had forced the waste to spill through the cover.
She also had a message for other drivers.
"Tell people not to pull out in front of trucks, because you don't know what they're carrying," she said.
The road was flushed clean by 11am and there were no injuries.
The spillage occurred near the Big Orange fruit and vegetable store, forcing its closure for three hours.