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5 Freeway in Elysian Park reopens after hours-long closure due semi-truck crash, spilled fries

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Updated  August 29, 2024 1:47pm PDT
Elysian Park
FOX 11

Spilled french fry boxes close 5 Freeway

A crash involving a semi-truck and spilled boxes of french fries closed all southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway.

The Brief

    • A crash involving a semi-truck happened early Thursday morning near Dodger Stadium.
    • Following the crash, boxes of fries were scattered across the roadway.
    • All southbound lanes are closed in the area until at least 9 a.m. for cleanup efforts.

LOS ANGELES - What a mess!

The southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Los Angeles' Elysian Park area near Dodger Stadium were closed for hours after a crash involving a semi-truck led to spilled boxes of french fries on the roadway. 

Video from the scene showed the debris as well as diesel fuel spilling across the southbound lanes of the intersection near the Stadium Way exit. 

The driver of the semi-truck is expected to be OK. 

Officials said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Thursday with cleanup efforts lasting for hours. 

A SigAlert remained in place until about 11:20 a.m.

Traffic was diverted at the 5 Freeway collector road to the southbound 2 Freeway. 

The Source

  • Video taken from the scene and information provided by the California Highway Patrol.