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Beer spillage closes A34 road in Oxfordshire Beer spillage closes A34 road in Oxfordshire
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A road was closed after a collision between two lorries spilled beer across its carriageway. A road has been shut for more than five hours after a collision between two trucks spilled beer on the carriageway.
One of the vehicles was carrying beer cans, which were thrown across both lanes of the northbound A34 near the Milton Interchange in Oxfordshire. One was carrying beer cans which were thrown across a lane and hard shoulder of the northbound A34 near the Milton Interchange in Oxfordshire.
It took place at about 11:45 GMT and drivers are urged to avoid the area. The two drivers were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital following the crash at 11:45 GMT.
Witness Mick O'Rourke said: "Pressurised cans of beer have exploded everywhere so there's puddles of lager all over the floor." A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: "Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening."
He added: "The driver's side of the cab, there's nothing left of it... I just managed to squeeze past but I was lucky to be at the front of the queue." He added: "[They] had pelvis and leg injuries, and neck injuries, respectively."
Diversions are in place. Witness Mick O'Rourke said: "Pressurised cans of beer have exploded everywhere so there's puddles of lager all over the floor.
"The driver's side of the cab, there's nothing left of it... I just managed to squeeze past but I was lucky to be at the front of the queue."
Police are urging drivers to avoid the area.