A tanker truck loaded with milk overturned on an Indianapolis highway on Saturday afternoon, snarling traffic.
The incident happened shortly before 3:00 p.m., on Interstate 465, west of Michigan Road.
“Someone with a truck load of @Oreos please meet me on I-465,” Sgt. John Perrine of the ISP wrote on Twitter.
🚨 Someone with a truck load of @Oreos please meet me on I-465 near Michigan Rd, 48,000 gallons of milk has spilled on the interstate… pic.twitter.com/izuQfGIXK3
— Sgt. John Perrine (@ISPIndianapolis) June 17, 2017
Truck driver James Hunter shared the following image of the scene to the Trucker Feed Facebook group.
Several lanes have been shut down due to the crash. All traffic is being forced onto the right lanes in both directions, causing significant traffic congestion.
ISP says it’ll take several hours for the crash to be cleared. It’s unclear if there were any injuries in the incident.
Update (6/17/2017):
The road has been cleared. The driver was not seriously injured in the incident.