Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said when the truck loaded with yogurt crashed on Toronto’s busy Hwy 401, the road was “a big slippery mess.” A reporter called it “pink goo.” Individual yogurt containers were strewn everywhere. It was a healthy snack tsunami.
The accident happened when a sleepy trucker veered into an electronic sign on the side of the road. It ripped into the side of his truck, tearing it off. Police say he faced charges of careless driving.
Best Brew
In the Netherlands in 2017, a truckload of Holland's best brew did not make it to its destination. Cases and cases, 2,184 cases to be exact, of Grolsch beer were relinquished. The cleanup of fermented hops and glass was a hazardous mess, but some of the crew salvaged a cold one or two that hadn't shattered upon impact, making it a bit of a pickup party. Hopefully rides home were provided.
One question: Was the driver who caused the crash already inebriated? A woman veered into the oncoming lane and the beer truck swerved to miss her. She flipped her car and the truck rolled over, both drivers survived.
Pigs on the Run
Amongst a frenzy of high-pitch squeals, thousands of pigs won a chance for freedom, but many of them were captured. The ordeal happened in 2015 after the semi-truck that carried them crashed just outside of Dayton, Ohio.
The pigs were on the way to the fattening farms, scampered off toward the forest while workers tried to wrangle them up. A chain of people passed each squealing pig from the wreck to safety. More than five departments plus citizen volunteers were at the scene. Out of the 2,200 animals, 1,500 were captured and given refuge at the nearby fairgrounds.
Not a PR Stunt
On the cusp of the release of the new-at-the-time Deadpool movie, a semi-truck spewed boxes of Deadpool, Vol. 9: Institutionalized all over I-71 in Ohio. Other titles were strewn amongst the wreckage and readers were notified of the delay.
Though it seems like a clip from a movie, it was a legitimate accident. The Diamond Comics Distributors truck driver had pulled off to the side after breaking down and dozed off. His nap was interrupted when another truck slammed into the back of his rig.
Party Pooper
The party is over when 35,000 pounds of ice cream is ruined. Kroger was shipping pallets of their assorted "deluxe brand" flavors when the driver lost control on the exit ramp and overturned the trailer. The ramp was closed, and traffic halted.
The driver suffered minor injuries but the 2013 crash in Indiana decimated the shipload of frozen dessert.