42,000 lbs. of watermelon spill on Interstate 75 south of Atlanta, Georgia
Modified Date:
Wed, 06/21/2017 - 3:20pmAccident Date:
Friday, June 12, 2015
42,000 pounds of watermelon spill onto I-75 in Clayton County
A tractor-trailer overturned in Clayton County, spilling 42,000 pounds of watermelon onto the interstate. The crash happened about 5 a.m. on the I-75 northbound ramp to I-285 westbound. And those hundreds of green melons left many drivers seeing red.
Thousands of spilled watermelons cause sticky situation on Atlanta highway
The crash happened on a curve where other tractor-trailers have overturned multiple times in the past.
On the I-75 northbound ramp to I-285, 42,000 lbs. of watermelon spilled out of a semi truck and onto the road. The spill created a massive mess that closed the onramp for almost an hour while crews cleared the fruuit. No one was injured.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
Non-Fuel SpillRoadway:
I-75City:
Atlanta, GACounty:
Fulton County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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