Apple Truck Tips Over 50k Pounds Worth of Apples

A semi truck filled with over 50k lbs. worth of apples and pallets were spilled when the semi rolled onto its right side near the Smallwoods store.

On Jan. 21 at 2:37 p.m., Washington State Patrol were called to investigate the semi. WSPD Trooper John Bryant reports that the semi was headed westbound on US HWY 2 when the wheels started drifting to the right.

The driver was 37-year-old Baljit Singh Kahlon from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Kahlon tried to correct his mistake but was unable to fix it in time. The truck started lleaning against the railing, but was subsequently tipped over US Hwy 2.

Local towing companies and law enforcement blocked the highway for several hours as they towed both the semi and the trailer. It took extra time to clean the apple spill-over.

The truck took out nine apple trees in the process.