Watch: Overturned truck covers California highway in tomatoes
July 10 (UPI) -- Transit officials in California said a stretch of highway was closed for several hours when a truck overturned and spilled its load of tomatoes into the roadway.
The California Highway Patrol said the truck overturned onto its side on Interstate 5 in Patterson about 8:05 a.m. Tuesday and lost its load of tomatoes onto the roadway and shoulder.
Caltrans District 10 said crews cleared the tomatoes from the center divide to give northbound traffic a chance to ketchup.
The cause of the crash was unclear, and the road was fully reopened by 12:30 p.m.
#TrafficAlert Both lanes of northbound I-5 will be closed until approximately 1 p.m. for an overturned tomato truck. Caltrans crews cleared tomatoes from the center divide, which can now be used for northbound traffic. pic.twitter.com/Gdni8Jpign— Caltrans District 10 (@CaltransDist10) July 9, 2024
