A waste truck leaked poultry fat along 30 kilometres of Virginia roadway today, causing at least four crashes not to mention a stinky mess. State police say a valve was left open on truck hauling waste grease from the Perdue Farms rending plant in Accomac. The mistake wasn’t noticed until the truck reached a weigh station at the Maryland state line. At least four crashes and several spinouts were reported on northbound U.S. Route 13. One injured person was taken to hospital.

Cars spin out as waste truck spills poultry fat along Virginia highway

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