Tractor-trailer hauling 40K pounds of broccoli overturns on metro Atlanta interstate
About 40,000 pounds of broccoli on the side of a metro Atlanta freeway Monday morning may not ever make it to a dinner plate.
That’s good news for picky youngsters, but it caused trouble for drivers through Clayton County overnight. A tractor-trailer hauling the frozen vegetables overturned on the ramp from I-285 to I-75, shutting down the ramp, Channel 2 Action News reported.
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Clayton County police said on Monday it appears only the tractor-trailer was involved in the accident. Police did not have any information on the condition of the driver.
Clayton Co: Overturned Broccoli Truck...I-285/eb (Outer Loop) ramp to I-75/sb still getting cleaned up on the left shoulder. No delays associated with it. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/JOhI3DgPEa
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) February 18, 2019
While the ramp reopened by 6:30 a.m., cleanup efforts were still underway at 11 a.m., according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. Crews were working to extricate the boxes of broccoli before they removed the wrecked big rig.
WATCH: Tractor-trailer hauling 40K pounds of broccoli overturns on metro Atlanta interstate - https://t.co/eGqlUWxHkM #ClaytonCounty #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/MZCXO8UCfm
— John Spink (@johnjspink) February 18, 2019
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