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Piles Of M&Ms Pour Onto NJ Highway Following Tractor-Trailer Crash
The collision caused a two-hour closure on Interstate 80, spilling thousands of M&M's and requiring coordinated cleanup by emergency and transportation officials.
- Two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate 80 West near milepost 2 in Knowlton Township, New Jersey, on the night of September 15 around 10:17 p.m.
- The crash occurred when a tractor-trailer carrying M&M candy rear-ended a parked tractor-trailer on the highway shoulder, tearing open both box trailers and spilling candy.
- The collision scattered hundreds of packages and boxes of peanut and fun-sized M&Ms across the westbound lanes, prompting emergency response and a temporary road closure.
- Authorities closed the westbound lanes for about two hours, detoured traffic until after midnight, evaluated both drivers who declined medical treatment, and cleared the scene after cleanup.
- Officials thanked state police and the Transportation Department for traffic control and cleanup, while fire officials have not yet disclosed details about the candy's final disposition.
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North JerseyCrash spills candy across Route 80 in North Jersey. Check out the aftermath
Two tractor-trailers collided late on Sep. 15 on Route 80, tearing open cargo and spilling thousands of M&Ms across the highway.
·Parsippany-Troy Hills, United States
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NBC PhiladelphiaSweet mess! Tractor-trailer loaded with M&Ms crashes into truck, spewing candy on NJ highway
Authorities had to implement a brief highway closure along a stretch of I-80 in southern New Jersey late Monday over what just might be an unprecedented concern. Peanut M&Ms were covering the highway. Officials say they got a call about a two-tractor-trailer collision in Warren County’s Knowlton Township around 10 p.m. Monday. According to the investigation, a westbound tractor-trailer carrying...
·New York, United States
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