Truck spills pizzas on I-30 in Little Rock, stalling traffic in both directions

August 9, 2017 at 8:12 p.m. | Updated August 9, 2017 at 8:09 p.m.

by Gazette Staff

Arkansas State Police investigate after a truck hauling frozen pizza got hit by a car causing Interstate 30 to be shut down on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Little Rock, No injuries were reported from the wreck.
Arkansas State Police investigate after a truck hauling frozen pizza got hit by a car causing Interstate 30 to be shut down on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Little Rock, No injuries were reported from the wreck.

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A truck crash spilled frozen pizzas onto Interstate 30 in Little Rock, stalling traffic for miles in each direction.

The crash happened around 1 p.m. on the westbound highway about a mile east of Interstate 430. The truck reportedly hit the Mabelvale Pike overpass, tearing apart the vehicle's trailer and spilling diesel fuel and its load.

No one was hurt.

"But there's a lot of frozen pizzas laying out on the interstate right now," Arkansas Department of Transportation Department spokesman Danny Straessle said from the scene. "Lots of pizza fatalities."

The Arkansas Online live traffic map showed a significant backup in both directions before 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. All westbound lanes were said to be closed then while eastbound lanes had reopened.

The highway department said in a Tweet that clearing the scene will "take time."

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