Highway shut down in Elk Grove, California when semi rolls, spilling 29,000 pounds of toilet paper and paper towels; no injuries reported

Modified Date: 
Fri, 11/10/2017 - 2:59pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Semi crashes, spills toilet paper, paper towels onto Califonia highway

Police say the highway was shut down in Northern California when a tractor trailer carrying thousands of pounds of toilet paper and paper towels crashed Sunday.

It happened when the rig hydroplaned, crossed the center divide, hit a guardrail and overturned. 29,000 pounds of toilet paper and paper towels spilled onto the roadway.

KCRA reports 80 gallons of fuel also spilled. The clean-up took multiple agencies including hazmat.

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