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Part of Interstate 55 in Memphis, Tennessee, was forced to close on Tuesday evening (30 August) after a tractor-trailer crash caused alfredo sauce to pour out into the road.

But the mishap has caused some people's mouths to water.

According to Fox8, the wreck was reported shortly before 5pm local time, and traffic video footage from the Tennessee Department of Transportation showed the white sauce covering the three northbound lanes of the interstate.

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\u201cMemphis, TN police say a tractor-trailer spilled Alfredo sauce all over I-55 \u201d
— Parker Branton (@Parker Branton) 1661901195

One person on Twitter wrote: "Damn, I hope nobody pasta way…"

"I'll bet the cleanup will cost a pretty penne," another added.

A third wrote: "Hey boss, I might be late today

"I almost crashed my car on the Alfredo slip and slide on the highway."

Someone else is looking for a nice piece of bread to dip into the sauce and added: "Get me the biggest breadstick u have."

Check out other reactions below.

\u201cThis is where Alfredo sauce belongs\u201d
— Ryan Marino MD (@Ryan Marino MD) 1661956896

\u201cSitting in the Alfredo sauce traffic like\u201d
— Sopranos World (@Sopranos World) 1661955459

\u201cI wonder how long it took commuters to get pasta the spill site ????\ud83d\ude0f\ud83d\ude0f\ud83d\ude0f\u201d
— MAC (@MAC) 1661953499

\u201cGood morning! True story: I had just dropped a bowl of fettuccini alfredo all over my kitchen and was cursing myself. 5 minutes later I saw this and felt a little better about myself. Here's to an alfredo, tomato and generally pasta-free day on our roads.\u201d
— Washington State DOT (@Washington State DOT) 1661954624

No injuries were reported in the crash, and authorities have not said how long it's going to take to clean up the spill or what the cause was.

This wasn't the only saucy road accident to occur on a major road this week.

Road crews mopped up a tomato sauce spill along Interstate 80 in Vacaville, California, on Monday (29 August).

This was due to a big-rig semi-trailer truck, which was jackknifed in a crash. Three people were injured.

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