A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing plant tipped over on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for nearly eight hours on one of the hottest days of summer. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, after the fully loaded trailer dislodged and […] The post Twenty tons of squid blanket a Rhode Island road after trailer tips, shutting down intersection for hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing plant tipped over on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for nearly eight hours on one of the hottest days of summer. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, after the fully loaded trailer dislodged and fell on its side as the driver tried to navigate a turn. A "substantial portion" of the load, roughly 20 tons of squid , according to the New York Post, wound up spread across the roadway in the coastal town south of Providence. Nobody was hurt. The driver and a passenger in the cab walked away uninjured, and no other vehicles were involved. But the mess they left behind kept crews busy until 5:15…Open
A tractor-trailer hauling squid overturned in Narragansett, Rhode Island, spilling tons of seafood across the road and forcing an all-day cleanup as locals complained of the powerful stench. On a Sunday morning in Narragansett, a fully loaded trailer carrying squid to a processing facility tipped onto its side while navigating a turn, sending a “substantial […] The post Rhode Island truck crash unleashes “Squidpocalypse,” closing intersection and leaving foul odor for hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid overturned in Narragansett, Rhode Island, spilling tons of seafood across the road and forcing an all-day cleanup as locals complained of the powerful stench. On a Sunday morning in Narragansett, a fully loaded trailer carrying squid to a processing facility tipped onto its side while navigating a turn, sending a “substantial portion” of its cargo sliding across the roadway. The incident, which occurred at an unnamed intersection, required hours of work by police and cleanup crews, and left the area blanketed in the unmistakable smell of rotting squid as temperatures rose in the summer sun. Narragansett Police Captain Ryan Prest reported that officers responded to the scene at 9:27 a.m. The…Open
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing facility overturned on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for almost eight hours on a hot summer day. The trailer dislodged and tipped onto its side as the driver navigated a turn on the morning of August 16, spilling […] The post Tractor-trailer spills 20 tons of squid across Rhode Island roadway, closing intersection for nearly eight hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A tractor-trailer hauling squid to a processing facility overturned on a Narragansett, Rhode Island street and dumped its cargo across the pavement, closing the intersection for almost eight hours on a hot summer day. The trailer dislodged and tipped onto its side as the driver navigated a turn on the morning of August 16, spilling what police called a "substantial portion" of its load onto the roadway. Narragansett police responded at 9:27 a.m. and found squid blanketing the street. The intersection did not reopen until 5:15 p.m., nearly eight hours later, after crews brought in heavy equipment and a dump truck to scrape the mess off the pavement. Neither the driver nor a passenger riding in the cab was injured. No other vehicles were…Open
A tractor-trailer overturned on its side releasing over 20 tons of squid onto a roadway in Narragansett, Rhode Island, on Sunday, according to state police.