Onion spill closes two southbound lanes of 710 Freeway
A load of onions spilled onto the 710 Freeway at Bandini Boulevard on Thursday morning when a big rig overtuned.
Two southbound lanes were closed while crews cleaned up the fragrant load, California Highway Patrol officials said.
The truck overturned about 3 a.m., tearing through a guardrail before dumping its cargo, said Officer Francisco Villalobos of the California Highway Patrol.
Investigators were trying to determine what caused the accident, Villalobos said.
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Photo: Workers scrambled for several hours to retrieve spilled onions while tow truck operators attempted to remove the trailer. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
EDITOR'S PICKS:
...bringing tears to the eyes of many a commuter...
Posted by: Vague | April 21, 2011 at 09:23 AM
time to make salsa and blooming onions
Posted by: JCINHB | April 21, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Re-boxed and going straight to market.
Posted by: Mike_88 | April 21, 2011 at 12:17 PM
I thought for sure this was going to be a story about a bus load of local officials crashing.
Posted by: Borsia | April 21, 2011 at 01:25 PM