Semi carrying 150,000 tomatoes crashes, turns I-80 into slippery mess
Over 150,000 tomatoes ended up on Interstate 80 in Vacaville, Calif., after the semi truck carrying them crashed through the median. The accident injured several people, including the person driving the truck, and slowed traffic to a crawl for several hours.
The incident happened at about 5 a.m. on August 29, according to the Los Angeles Times. California Highway Patrol officer Jason Tyhurst told the publication that the truck, which was traveling westbound, hit a car, swerved left, hit another car, went over the center divider and ended up in the median. It stopped before reaching the eastbound lanes but it spilled part of its load of tomatoes into oncoming traffic.
@ChpSolano is at a crash involving a big-rig hauling tomatoes that went through the center divide. Multiple lanes closed WB and EB on I-80 near Alamo in Vacaville. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes. Please drive safe pic.twitter.com/RR058UypVn
— CHP SOLANO (@ChpSolano) August 29, 2022