A truck hauling a load of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision close to Vacaville, Calif., and its load spilled throughout a number of lanes of Freeway 80 in Northern California. Crews had cleaned the eastbound lanes however one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the crash, the CHP stated.

California Freeway Patrol by way of AP

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California Freeway Patrol by way of AP

A truck hauling a load of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision close to Vacaville, Calif., and its load spilled throughout a number of lanes of Freeway 80 in Northern California. Crews had cleaned the eastbound lanes however one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the crash, the CHP stated.

California Freeway Patrol by way of AP

Some California drivers obtained a saucy shock of their Monday morning commute after a truck hit the middle divider on Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., slathering a number of lanes in shortly crushed tomatoes.

Sacramento’s KTVU TV information reported that the accident, which occurred round 5 a.m. native time close to Vacaville, brought about heavy site visitors however no accidents. It took a number of hours for state Division of Transportation employees to clear and reopen all lanes of the freeway, the California Freeway Patrol stated.

The mess teed up some meals humor, not less than for these not caught within the tomato site visitors jam. “Get the chips, oh wait you might be already there,” one Web commenter wrote, referencing the nickname for the CHP’s officers.