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Truck full of watermelons crashes, closing southbound lanes of Central Expressway

Your Monday morning headlines for July 3, 2023
Your Monday morning headlines for July 3, 2023 01:44

PLANO (CBSNewsTexas.com) – 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 around 1:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes at Parker Road.

Plano Fire-Rescue says two people were transported to the hospital - one as a precaution. The condition of the other patient was not known.

No other vehicle's were involved in the crash.

Officials estimate it will take at least an hour and a half to clean up the mess and re-open the freeway.

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