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A trailer load of raw chicken was strewn across Highway 67 Thursday morning in Somerville after the truck carrying it overturned. (WHNT News 19)

Thousands of pounds of raw chicken caused a huge cleanup Thursday morning following a crash on Highway 67 in Somerville.

State troopers were called around 2 a.m. to the scene, located at the intersection of Highway 67 and Crawford Bottoms Road. WHNT News 19 reports that they found an 18-wheeler overturned and frozen chicken breasts strewn across the roadway.

The driver was taken to Decatur Morgan Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the news station reports. Crews have blocked Highway 67 in both directions, and traffic is being rerouted.

The roadway is anticipated to be reopened by mid-morning.