Major crashes involving melons, trash on 5 Freeway snarl traffic

LOS ANGELES Two major traffic crashes – one involving scattered melons and the other leaving a large pile of trash on fire – have shut down roads on the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights and Tustin Tuesday morning.

What we know:A large 18-wheeler, a semi-truck carrying a load of melons, overturned on the transition road Monday just after 11 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Following the collision, a hard closure of the transition road was requested and implemented.

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