Big rig hauling Modelo beer overturns on freeway on-ramp in California, spilling hundreds of cans

A semi-truck hauling a payload of beer veered over the side of a freeway off-ramp and crashed in West Covina, spilling hundreds of cans on a hillside and the street below.

WEST COVINA, Calif. -- A semi-truck hauling a payload of beer veered over the side of a freeway on-ramp and overturned Thursday morning in California, spilling hundreds of cans on a hillside and the street below.

The single-vehicle collision, which ignited a small fire, was reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. at the westbound 10 Freeway and Grand Avenue in West Covina, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.
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The driver was able to exit the wrecked big rig and was walking unassisted.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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One of the off-ramp's lanes was blocked as crews worked to remove the Modelo beer cans.

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Big rig hauling Modelo beer crashes on freeway on-ramp in California, spilling hundreds of cans