Loose potatoes block lanes on Highway 99 in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Lanes connected Highway 99 successful Merced County are blocked owed to a conveyance losing its load of saccharine potatoes, the California Highway Patrol said connected Tuesday afternoon.

CHP Merced posted connected societal media astir 4:20 p.m. that owed to a postulation collision occurring connected Highway 99 southbound adjacent Winton Parkway, each lanes are blocked.

According to CHP, 1 of the progressive vehicles mislaid its load of saccharine potatoes, blocking each lanes.

Crews are actively moving to wide the roadway, but CHP says they bash not person an estimated clip of erstwhile the lanes volition reopen.

There is nary different accusation astatine the time.