Avocado Spill on Freeway Near LA Closes 5 Lanes

Avocado Spill on Freeway Near LA Closes 5 Lanes
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A tractor-trailer transporting avocados overturned on the 5 Freeway in the Pacomia area near Los Angeles county on Tuesday, closing five lanes.

A front-end loader was brought to the scene and workers were scooping the avocados onto another truck.

The crash happened at about 11:30 a.m. PDT, reports NBC. After all the lanes were closed following the crash, one re-opened at about noon. 

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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