It looks like a regular truck crash but motorists get a sweet surprise when they see what spilled on highway
Two tractor trailers collided on Route 80 in northwestern New Jersey, and drivers passing by were shocked at what spilled out of one of them.
One of the trucks had been carrying thousands of bags of M&Ms, nearly all of which were sent cascading out onto the road in Warren County.
The crash occurred at around 10:17pm on Monday near the two-mile marker on the westbound side, according to the Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company.
Officials said the truck carrying the full load of candy struck a similarly sized vehicle that was parked on the shoulder. The impact tore open both box trailers.
Crews initially were called out to the scene with reports of a fire, but nothing was found.
The New Jersey State Police was also on site and closed the westbound lanes while EMS teams could assess the condition of both truck drivers.
Both drivers refused treatment and were not transported to the hospital by EMS, according to officials.
'I hope no one had a peanut allergy,' one person joked in a comment on the fire company's Facebook post.
One of the trucks had been carrying thousands of bags of M&Ms, nearly all of which was sent cascading out onto the road in Warren County
The precious cargo spilled on to the road leaving emergency services with a very sweet clean-up job
The spillage was an M&M lover's dream as bags of the peanut candy were scattered across the highway
The aftermath of the crash that happened on Monday is seen above
'Cleanup would have been much faster if they just let drivers park and pick,' another said.
This isn't the first time precious cargo has been dumped all over the road after accidents.
In early September, a semi-truck crashed on Highway 69 near Hillside, Colorado, and out came well over a 100 boxes of sweet corn.
The Custer County Sheriff's Office, which certainly saw the levity in the situation, released a statement after the fact.
'An earful of morning news...members of the community can pick up sweet corn at the fire station on the northwest corner. Fir fighter volunteers and posse will be on scene to assist,' the Sheriff's Office said.
All of the corn was snatched up by lucky locals with only scraps left later that same afternoon, according to the sheriff's office.
Also in September, semi-truck crashed in Michigan and spilled grape juice all over I-94.
In August, a truck and a passenger vehicle collided in Pennsylvania, leading to the more than 1,000 pounds of hot dogs the truck was carrying to be flung out onto the road.
People jokingly referred to it as the 'wurst' accident.
