Semi-trailer overturns and loses 20 tons of beer

Florida - On a highway in the US state of Florida, a semitrailer truck left the road and scattered its entire load.

Countless beer bottles and cans were lying around everywhere.
Countless beer bottles and cans were lying around everywhere.  © Montage: Screenshot/Instagram/fhp__tampa

Police officers were called to the scene of the accident last Thursday at around 2.43 am (local time), as reported by"FOX 8".

The scene was chaotic: the semi-trailer truck had overturned, with beer everywhere.

The driver, a 53-year-old man, was heading south when he wanted to stop at a rest stop.

He didn't get around the bend properly, which ultimately caused the articulated lorry to overturn.

Huge quantities of the loaded beer were lost in the accident and scattered everywhere. According to an official at the scene, a total of around 20 tons of beer had to be removed from the side of the road.

The driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were fortunately not life-threatening.