Truck Spills 18 Tons of Peas on Highway
June 17, 2003
A truck spilled 18 tons of peas on a busy highway in eastern England, bringing traffic to a standstill for more than 12 hours, police said Tuesday.
The truck overturned Monday night after it collided with a bus near Grantham in Lincolnshire.
The 23 people on the bus were not seriously hurt, but traffic was diverted while authorities cleaned up the millions of peas. The road reopened early Tuesday.