Truck crashes, spills salad dressing on I-495

Spilled salad dressing snarled traffic on Interstate 495 southbound Monday morning after a Ken’s Steak House truck struck a bridge support and its contents dumped out on the highway near Exit 11 in Mansfield. State police reported on Twitter that only the left lane was open at 6:46 a.m. and Exit 11 was closed at that time.

#MAtraffic TT unit struck bridge abutment Rte 495 S/B in #Mansfield at x11. Contents from truck spilled onto roadway blocking right travel lanes. Traffic moving in left lane only. Exit 11 is also closed. Oper of TT unit trans to RI Hospital with minor injuries.

— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) October 9, 2018

The state Department of Transportation was called to the scene to address the spill, Lt. Tom Ryan said.

“It was kind of a mess,” he said.

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The truck driver had minor injuries and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, police said.

As of 9:11 a.m., police said the middle lane was open, but there were still “heavy delays” for motorists on I-495 southbound and I-95 northbound. 

#MAtraffic update: Middle lane just opened, left and middle lanes open, I-495 SB at exit 11 in #Mansfield. Heavy delays continue 495 SB & 95 NB. https://t.co/gRS2NdbwSI

— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) October 9, 2018

Ryan didn’t know what kind of dressing spilled, he said.