A tractor-trailer tipped over and spilled 2 tons of squid onto a Rhode Island roadway, prompting an hours-long cleanup of what local police dubbed the “Squidpocalypse of ’26,” officials said Wednesday.
\n\nThe seafood smashup unfolded at about 9:27 a.m. Sunday in Narragansett, when the truck’s “trailer became dislodged from the cab and overturned onto its side” near Point Judith and Galilee Escape roads, Narragansett police said in a statement.
\n\nThe cab did not tip over, and its driver was not injured, police said.
\n\nThe load had been headed for a processing facility when the spill occurred, police said.
\n\nBy Wednesday, with the cleanup complete, Narragansett police were having a laugh about the spill, writing in a social media update: “And here in Narragansett, we’re still recovering from The Squidpocalypse of ’26 — the spill that put ‘slippery when wet’ to shame.”
\n\nThe intersection was closed for several hours as crews cleared the roadway, police said.
\n\nThe matter was still being investigated. As of Wednesday afternoon, no one had been cited in the accident.
\n\n“Citations may be issued at some point,” Police Capt. Ryan Prest said.
\n\nPolice thanked several agencies for their roles in the cleanup, including the Narragansett Fire Department…
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