Yesterday, a tractor trailer carrying a bunch of Tombstone and Digiorno frozen pizzas smashed into an overpass in Mablevale, Arkansas. No one was injured in the crash, but the accident left an awfully big mess to clean up.
PIZZA! Here's another vantage point of the accident on I-30 near the Mabelvale overpass. (pics courtesy: Omeed Esfandi) #ARtraffic #ARNews pic.twitter.com/4pPEuWBR5q
— Mitchell McCoy (@MitchellMcCoy) August 9, 2017
Pulaski Co: Frozen pizza, anyone? No injuries but cleanup will take time. Expect delays #artraffic #arnews pic.twitter.com/JBgvrNkNnZ
— Arkansas DOT (@myARDOT) August 9, 2017
Local reporter Winnie Wright offered several crucial updates on the pizza spill situation throughout the afternoon, including this response to questions from Twitter:
For those asking. The pizzas have been run over and many have diesel fluid on them, so there won't be pizza for dinner for any of us.
— Winnie Wright (@WinnieWrightTV) August 9, 2017
A team of tractor and truck operators arrived on the scene and quickly took care of the mess:
It's not delivery, it's (1,000) DiGiourno! Crews scoop up pepperoni pies plastered on I-30 #ARNews pic.twitter.com/2SV9JdLqg1
— Emma Pettit (@EmmaJanePettit) August 9, 2017
The trailer full of pizzas was ripped to shreds, but the overpass didn’t sustain any significant damage.
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• Hundreds of pizzas cover Arkansas highway after tractor accident [Twitter Moments]