Sweet potatoes close part of I-80 in Pa. after crash

NICHOLSON, Pa. (AP) — Part of Interstate 80 is shut down in northeastern Pennsylvania after a truck carrying sweet potatoes went out of control and crashed.

The accident happened in Lenox Township around 4 a.m. Thursday.

State police say sweet potatoes are spilled all over the highway and traffic is being diverted in the northbound lanes.

The driver was taken to the hospital, but it’s not clear how serious the injuries are.