A truck full of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision near Vacaville, California, and its payload spilled over several lanes of Highway 80 in Northern California. Crews cleared eastbound lanes but one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the collision, the CHP said.
California Highway Patrol via AP
hide captions
switch captions
California Highway Patrol via AP
A truck full of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision near Vacaville, California, and its payload spilled over several lanes of Highway 80 in Northern California. Crews cleared eastbound lanes but one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the collision, the CHP said.
California Highway Patrol via AP
Some California drivers were taken by surprise as they commuted to work Monday morning after a truck crashed into the median divider on Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, California, damaging several lane with quickly crushed tomatoes.
Sacramento’s KTVU television reported that the crash happened around 5 a.m. local time near Vacaville, caused heavy traffic but no one was injured. It took state Department of Transportation workers several hours to clear and reopen all lanes on the highway, the California Highway Patrol said.
The clutter sparks some culinary humour, at least for those who aren’t stuck in tomato traffic. “Get the chip, oh wait there you go,” one Internet commenter wrote, referring to the CHP officers’ nicknames.
