WESTFORD, Mass. — Thousands of pineapples spilled onto the side of a Massachusetts highway on the morning of March 23 after an 18-wheeler crash.
According to the Massachusetts State Police, the accident happened on Route 495 north near Westford.
For an unknown reason, the truck carrying the fruit flipped over onto its side, spilling pineapples everywhere.
Police said the driver sustained only minor injuries.
Cleanup took several hours.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
