Truck full of watermelons crashes, closing southbound lanes of Central Expressway
A truck loaded with watermelon crashed Monday afternoon on Central Expressway in Plano, knocking down a light pole and dumping melons all over the freeway.
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A truck loaded with watermelon crashed Monday afternoon on Central Expressway in Plano, knocking down a light pole and dumping melons all over the freeway.
It happened before 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bardin Road and New York Avenue – just south of I-20.
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