Large Manure Spill On Highway 50 In Sacramento Took 3+ Hours To Clean Up, CHP Says

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Clean-up crews spent the morning shoveling manure off of Highway 50 after a dump truck had to make a quick stop to avoid crashing.

California Highway Patrol says, a little before 9 a.m., a dump truck driver had to slam on his brakes to avoid a collision along the westbound side of the freeway near Stockton Boulevard.

The sudden stop caused the dump truck's load to come flying out of the back.

Unfortunately, it was a load of manure.

With the mess causing several vehicles to spin out, CHP officers closed the #2, 3, 4 and 5 lanes so that Caltrans clean-up crews could get to work.

It took around three and a half hours to clean up the mess, but as of early Friday afternoon all lanes are now back open.

Aside from the spin-outs, CHP says no crashes were reported.

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• Highway 50