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Crash of sauce-hauling semi shuts down Interstate 55 in Memphis

Woman hospitalized with non-critical injuries

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A crash on Interstate 55 involving a semitruck laden with alfredo sauce shut down the southbound lanes for hours Tuesday in Memphis, Tennessee.

The crash was reported around 4:45 p.m. near McLemore Avenue, where investigators said the semitruck struck a retaining wall. A woman was later hospitalized with non-critical injuries, officials said.

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Video from the scene shows the expanse of the spill as crews worked to corral thousands of cracked jars.

Officials have not yet said what they believe caused the crash.

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