PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 2,571 pounds (1,166 kg) of methamphetamine hidden inside a truck hauling papayas at the Pharr International Bridge, which connects Reynosa, Mexico, with Hidalgo, Texas. The massive drug bust happened on July 6, when an officer sent a commercial trailer for a secondary inspection. The truck appeared to be transporting a legitimate load of papayas, but after a non-intrusive inspection and a physical search...

AIKEN COUNTY, Ga. — A tractor-trailer crash shut down a lane on Interstate 20 Westbound for several hours Wednesday evening, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened near mile marker 8 and involved at least one other car, South Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed. No injuries have been reported at this time. The left lane was closed for about six hours while crews worked to clear the scene, but both lanes have since reopened. According to...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A tractor-trailer carrying refrigerated mushrooms was left dangling off a bridge on Interstate 495 early Thursday morning after a dramatic crash near the I-270 spur by Old Georgetown Road, according to officials. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer said crews responded just after 1:10 a.m. on July 10 to find the truck hanging partially off the bridge’s edge. The driver was still inside the cab when emergency...

CINCINNATI — Two people were rescued Tuesday afternoon after a serious crash left a car wedged underneath a semi-truck on Interstate 71, causing major delays near downtown. The crash happened around 4 p.m. near the 5th Street entrance ramp on I-71 Northbound, according to officials. Photos from the scene show the car lodged completely under the trailer of the semi. Emergency crews with the Cincinnati Fire Department responded quickly to rescue both occupants. Officials said...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — A truck hauling 45,000 pounds of bottled water overturned on Interstate 91 in North Haven, causing significant traffic delays and sending the driver to the hospital, according to local officials. The crash happened on I-91 South between Exits 13 and 12, also affecting local roads near the 300 block of Washington Avenue, the North Haven Fire Department said. Photos shared by the department show the truck on its side with bottled water scattered inside the...

UNION CITY, Ga. — Four people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a semi-truck collided with a train, sparking a fire and leaving one person ejected from the truck, according to officials. The crash occurred around 2:24 p.m. near Stonewall Tell Road and Westbrook Road, the South Fulton Police Department reported. Union City fire officials said the impact was so severe it caused part of the train to catch fire. Two people in the semi-truck and two people on the train were...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A tractor-trailer hauling scrap overturned Wednesday morning in the Pearl River area of St. Tammany Parish, also involving a passenger vehicle, according to local fire officials. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 1090 near Nelson Road, the St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District No. 11 reported. Emergency crews had to extricate the driver of the passenger vehicle, who was transported to a Northshore hospital for evaluation. A-1...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A box truck and a car were involved in a dramatic rollover crash on Interstate 95 North in Pawtucket early Tuesday morning, sending both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Rhode Island State Police. The collision happened just before 6:30 a.m. near Exit 41B (School Street). Police said the box truck was traveling in the low-speed lane when it struck a car that was attempting to merge onto Exit 41A. Both vehicles then veered left, crashing...

QUEENS VILLAGE, N.Y. — Several people, including an MTA bus driver and passengers, were injured Tuesday morning when a Q88 bus collided with a crane on Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village. The crash happened shortly after 7 a.m. when the bus was making a left turn and was struck on its left side by an overland crane moving through the intersection. Passengers described the impact as sudden and violent, shattering windows and throwing riders from their seats. “We...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. — A tractor-trailer fire shut down a stretch of Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill Monday night and left one firefighter with a minor injury, according to fire officials. Crews were called to the scene around 9:34 p.m. near the Exit 23 on-ramp, where they found the tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames. Officials said the trailer was hauling refrigerated food at the time of the blaze. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle safely and was not injured....

CRESCENT JUNCTION, Utah — A semi-truck driver was killed Sunday night when another truck made an illegal re-entry onto Interstate 70, causing a deadly rear-end collision near milepost 181, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. on July 6, when the driver of a 2024 Freightliner exited eastbound I-70 at a scenic overlook. Instead of re-entering the highway properly, the driver attempted to cut back onto I-70 eastbound by crossing...

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A tractor-trailer crash shut down Interstate 26 westbound for nearly 12 hours Tuesday after the truck overturned and spilled chicken carcasses across the highway near Dorman High School. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP), the crash happened at mile marker 26 when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, veered into a cable barrier, and flipped the vehicle. The impact caused the truck’s cargo — dead chickens —...