Cranberry spill snarls traffic on Cape Cod bridge

Associated Press

SAGAMORE, Mass. (AP) - A truck carrying cranberries is causing major delays during the rush hour commute after it crashed into another vehicle on a bridge onto Cape Cod, spilling berries onto the roadway.

Massachusetts State Police said Friday on its official Twitter account that the Sagamore Bridge was closed in both directions due to the crash at about 7 a.m.

ALL lanes now closed again on Sagamore to facilitate cleanup. The previously opened lane is closed. Cleanup of wreckage, cranberries ongoing — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) November 6, 2015

Police said one person was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence with serious injuries. A second victim suffered minor injuries and declined to be taken to the hospital.

Motorists heading to and from Cape Cod were being advised to take the Bourne Bridge because of the head on crash. As of about 7:40 a.m., just one lane heading had been re-opened on the Sagamore Bridge heading onto mainland Massachusetts.