BELLINGHAM — Think your rush-hour commute stinks? Consider the plight of Tuesday afternoon drivers on I-5 near Bellingham when a truck hauling portable toilets crashed in the southbound lanes.
No, the tanks were not empty.
KOMO-TV reported that the two-vehicle crash blocked two freeway lanes for about an hour while crews cleared the wreckage and a hazardous materials team cleaned up about 20 gallons of spilled — material.
At its worst, the backup extended five miles.
State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis says there were only minor injuries.
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