No injuries as spilled watermelons cause road carnage

There were no reported injuries in an accident on Thursday afternoon that led a commercial vehicle carrying watermelons and tomatoes to overturn on the Pennyrile Parkway.

According to Kentucky State Police Officer Chris Green, it's unknown why the southbound vehicle driven by Robert C. Van Walker, 68, Chicago Heights, Ill., veered off the road, struck a guardrail, overturned and caught fire at around 3 p.m.


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But the resulting mess of smashed watermelons and crushed tomatoes meant the Pennyrile Parkway had to be closed for four or five hours while the vehicle was removed from the scene and the produce was cleaned up.

Also assisting at the scene around the 58-mile marker were the Webster County Sheriff's Department, Webster County EMS, Sebree Fire and Rescue, Slaughters Fire Department, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.