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When a Twizzler-packed tractor-trailer overturned, it disgorged its candy contents all over the highway, tying up traffic on Interstate-70 in western Pa. like a piece of licorice.

(Rostraver Central VFD)

You could say Interstate-70 in western Pennsylvania was tied up like a piece of licorice Wednesday night.

That's when a Twizzler-packed tractor-trailer overturned along Interstate-70 westbound in Rostraver, Pa., disgorging its candy contents all over the highway.

According to TribLive.com, the truck swerved into the barrier, splitting the trailer wide open and covering the roadway with hundreds of cardboard boxes and loose packages of Twizzlers licorice.

The mess forced a detour for several hours that has since been cleared.

State police at the Belle Vernon barracks said no injuries were reported in the crash, which occurred in the construction zone before the Fayette City/Donora exit, TribLive.com reported.

There was no word on the cause of the crash, but foggy conditions may have played a role.