KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Newport Highway in Greene County had to be closed for several hours after a semi-truck carrying baked beans flipped over on the highway.
The Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management said crews responded to the crash around 7:30 a.m. at the 7200 block of Newport Highway.
No one was hurt, but the crash made quite a mess after the cargo trailer broke open and spilled hundreds of cans of baked beans. The crash also took out a utility pole.
The highway had to be closed for several hours so emergency and utility crews could respond. It later reopened to traffic around 5:30 p.m.
