MARSHVILLE, N.C. — Crews spent hours Thursday morning cleaning up a smelly mess in Union County after a truck spilled chicken parts all over the road.
Around 3:30 a.m., police said a Valley Protein truck hauling chicken guts was following a car that braked suddenly, forcing the truck driver to also slam on his brakes to avoid a collision.
ALERT: Part of EB US 74 is BLOCKED at S. White St. in #Marshville after a Valley Protein truck sloshed out chicken guts all over the roadway. Traffic getting by in the median turn lane. #UnionCo #clt #clttraffic #cltraffic pic.twitter.com/DQNBV5Qx0o
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) May 27, 2021
It’s hard to see, but crews are cleaning up 5k+ pounds of chicken guts that spilled onto Highway 74 in Marshville, Union County. Just be glad you can’t smell this. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/5emIAVfc9U
— Anthony Kustura (@AnthonyWSOC9) May 27, 2021
The truck was hauling chicken guts, and more than 5,000 pounds of parts sloshed out of the trailer and onto Highway 74 in Marshville.
One eastbound lane of U.S. 74 was blocked at S. White Street while crews scooped up the mess but traffic was getting by in the median.
(WATCH BELOW: Anthony Kustura’s live update from the scene of the spill)
The mess was cleaned up and the road was fully reopened before 9 a.m.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
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