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Banana crash: Truck hauling 40,000 lbs of fruit overturns along I-86

October 5, 2022 6:59 AM /

Banana crash: Truck hauling 40,000 lbs of fruit overturns along I-86

Call it a banana crash.

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A tractor-trailer hauling a load of bananas overturned on I-86 late-Monday prompting a lengthy clean-up process.

Banana crash: Truck hauling 40,000 lbs of fruit overturns along I-86
From the scene: An overturned tractor-trailer slowed traffic on I-86. (Credit: WENY-TV)

The crash happened between exits 57 and 58 in Chemung County around 10:15 p.m., according to first responders.

Around 40,000 lbs of bananas were being hauled by the truck when the driver lost control.

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The tractor-trailer struck the median, then overturned.

First responders say the driver only suffered minor injuries.

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However, clean-up lasted into the day on Tuesday. By noon the truck remained overturned at the scene. A few hours later it was cleared.

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