Digestives, Ginger Nuts and Bourbons spread out on Ilkeston Street in Sandiacre after falling from boxes stored inside the truck. Hundreds of packs of sweet streets, cardboard boxes and lots of cookie crumbs caused minor delays to drivers on Monday night. On Twitter, Erewash Response wrote: “Please be patient with us tonight as we try to ‘digest’ this issue. “A truck with the best McVities decided to leave the ship causing a slight obstacle!” Fortunately, people saw the funny side of the incident, with many responding to the tweet with puns and asking the police if they needed help clearing it up. A social media user wrote: “Put the kettle on, we are on our way”. Picture: The cookies fell from boxes stored in a truck. Photo: Erewash Response Read more: Choca-Block! Truck pours liquid chocolate on the Polish highway Another person said: “Crumbs that look bad! I hear that traffic is diverted to his regional party.” “I like these McSlippies cookies, especially if they fell from the back of a truck,” added another. A video of recovery trucks at the scene was released about two hours later, with the Erewash Response writing: “These experts will solve it in no time.”
