Hot Dog Truck Crash on Highway Makes Mess That Surprises Fire Chief: ‘Hot Dogs Are Very Slippery — I Did Not Know That'
A multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer that was carrying thousands of hot dogs on Interstate 83 in Pennsylvania on Aug. 1 resulted in the hot dogs spilling all over the highway, according to the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
State police said the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem, which caused the accident
'I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery — I did not know that,' the Shrewsbury Fire Company chief saidA multi-vehicle crash on a Pennsylvania highway turned into a frank disaster after thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across the highway.
The Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company shared on Facebook that they responded to a multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer, which left four people injured and tons of debris on the road.
The fire crew said the incident occurred on Interstate 83, a few miles north of the Maryland line, at around 9:30 a.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 1. They stated that four people were transported to nearby hospitals after the incident, though they did not disclose their conditions.
The fire crews also said that the interstate had to be 'shut down' as crews cleared the debris and vehicles. Several fire crews responded to the incident to help reroute traffic.
A photo shared by Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company showed several crew members wearing safety vests and holding what appeared to be rakes as they headed to clean up dozens of broken boxes and hot dogs laid out on the highway.
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On the opposite side of the interstate, the large tractor-trailer could be seen with its left side bent outward. In the photo, the concrete divider between the roads could be seen looking damaged.
The tractor-trailer that was involved in the crash reportedly was carrying thousands of hot dogs that spilled onto the roadway, per NBC News.
'I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery — I did not know that,' Shrewsbury Fire Company Chief Brad Dauberman told the outlet.
He added of the cleanup: 'Once those leave the truck and hit the road, that's all garbage, and it's still pretty warm.'
State police told NBC News that the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem, which led it to push into another car and scrape the interstate concrete divider. When it did this, the truck opened up and boxes of hot dogs fell out and scattered onto the highway.
Dauberman said a front-end loader had to be used to scoop up the piles of hot dogs on the road and drop them into a dump truck in order to clear the highway.
The highway was eventually reopened several hours later.
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