Beets spill across I-29 after truck blows a tire and runs off the road

THOMPSON, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Traffic was backed up on I-29 near Thompson for more than a half hour on Sunday after beets spilled across the northbound lanes of the interstate.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a beet truck was traveling on the interstate when a tire blew causing it to run off the road and into the median.

Authorities say the dirver was not hurt and the beets have since been cleaned up.

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