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Offal spill causes lanes to close on Hume Freeway in Melbourne

A disgusting spill has caused multiple lanes to close on a major freeway as traffic workers cleaned the smelly mess.

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Animal innards have been strewn across 50m of a major Melbourne freeway, causing two lanes of traffic to be closed.

A semi-trailer spilt what is understood to be sheep offal on the Hume Freeway in Thomastown, near the Craigieburn bypass, about 1pm on Friday.

Two inbound lanes of the freeway near the M80 Ring Road were shut, with vehicles forced to travel in the left emergency lane to get past the mess.

Sheep innards were strewn across 50m of the Hume Freeway on Friday. Picture: Supplied
Sheep innards were strewn across 50m of the Hume Freeway on Friday. Picture: Supplied

A Department of Transport spokesperson said the innards were left in a “big lump” across one lane of traffic.

Traffic crews used shovels to scoop the offal off the road and mopped up the remains.

The scene has now been cleared.

Originally published as Offal spill causes lanes to close on Hume Freeway in Melbourne

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