A truck carrying chicken guts has lost its load, temporarily transforming a Queensland highway into a pink, slippery and foul-smelling quagmire.
The innards were left festooned on the back of the truck involved in the collision as other drivers eased their cars through the slop – leaving tire tracks behind.
One man was taken to hospital after the crash on Monday afternoon near the intersection of the Mount Lindesay Highway and Camp Cable Road at Jimboomba.
That's offal! A clean up is underway at the intersection of the Mt Lindesay Hwy and Camp Cable Rd at Jimboomba after a truck carrying chicken guts lost its load following a collision. The road is slippery so please take care while @QldFES clean up the mess.
— RACQ (@RACQOfficial) April 19, 2021
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It took more than two hours for a Queensland fire and emergency service crew to hose down the muck, a spokesperson said.
Authorities also used a front-end loader to scrape up innards and dump them into another truck.
Police said the incident reduced traffic to a single lane leading to some congestion. “Obviously it’s going to be pretty slippery,” a spokesperson said.
There's an offal mess on the Mt Lindesay Highway south of Brisbane after a truck carrying chicken guts lost its load just after 1pm today. QFES are on scene cleaning up the mess and traffic control is in place. Please drive carefully, the road is slippery #qldtraffic pic.twitter.com/Bg075yUaqh
— RACQ (@RACQOfficial) April 19, 2021
– with Australian Associated Press
