Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania

2025, August 6

United States

Shortly after 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 UTC) on Friday morning, thousands of hot dogs spilled onto Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania following a crash involving a tractor trailer and two other vehicles. Several people were injured in the incident and were treated at York Hospital, although authorities later said that those were not life threatening.

The tractor trailer split open after a mechanical issue resulted in the truck brushing against a concrete divider, resulting in boxes of frozen hotdogs spilling out. According to the owner of a business located near the crash site: "We heard a loud bang, and then we heard about three more loud bangs. We knew it was a tire first, blowout here on 83. But then after that, we knew there was some other type of accident because it went on for a minute or two."

The wieners were smashed along the road. A photo posted by Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company showed a damaged concrete divider in the incident. The spill stopped traffic in both directions, and commutes were delayed by "at least a half an hour," according to The Independent. The lanes reopened later that afternoon.

Cleanup efforts extended into the late morning hours, and allegedly involved rakes. Brad Dauberman, who serves as Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania fire company chief described the cleanup process: "Once those [dogs] leave the truck and hit the road, that’s all garbage, and it’s still pretty warm. [...] I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery. I did not know that." Dauberman also stated that in order to complete the task, they were required to use a front-end loader in order to scoop up clods of meat to be jettisoned into a dump truck.

In total, over one thousand pounds of hotdogs were lost in the spill. The Pennsylvania State Police were investigating the incident.