Thousands of Frozen Turkeys on Overturned Big-Rig on I-680 to be Donated

Thousands of frozen turkeys on a big-rig that overturned on a highway off-ramp in San Ramon early this morning will be donated to the Alameda County Food Bank, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A Contra Costa County health inspector determined the 15,000 to 20,000 turkeys were still good and said they would be donated to the food bank, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said. The accident was reported around 2:20 a.m. when the big-rig was carrying about 23,000 pounds of turkeys and overturned on the southbound Interstate Highway 680 off-ramp to Alcosta Boulevard, Bartlett said.

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A driver and passenger trapped inside the truck’s cab were rescued and transported to a hospital for minor injuries, Bartlett said. Fuel from the truck had to be off-loaded along with the frozen turkeys, causing extensive delays, CHP officials said. The accident closed the off-ramp at 2:50 a.m. and it reopened around 10:30 a.m., Bartlett said.

—By Bay City News

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