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French fries spill across 5 Freeway in Los Angeles after semi crash

Updated on: August 29, 2024 / 11:58 AM PDT / KCAL News

Load of French fries spilled on 5 Freeway

All southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway are back open after being shutdown for hours when a semi-truck crash caused boxes of French fries to spill across the highway in Los Angeles.

The crash happened at Stadium Way in Elysian Park around 3:20 a.m. on Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

French fry boxes spilled across the 5 Freeway in LA.

A SigAlert was issued for all the southbound lanes north of Stadium Way, which lasted several hours while crews worked to clear the road.

Traffic is being diverted to the 2 Freeway and the Stadium Way Collector Road.

It's unclear what caused the crash and if there were any injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

Amy Maetzold

Amy Maetzold is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She started her journalism career in Wisconsin where she was a producer at NBC15 and Spectrum News 1. Before coming to KCAL, Amy covered news in Santa Barbara at KEYT, winning a group Emmy Award for team coverage on the Alisal Fire.