Chicken truck spill disrupts Rossville Boulevard

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – There was a major traffic disruption Monday morning on Rossville Boulevard.

At some point, chickens were able to escape a truck and began littering the northbound lanes from the state lineup through 42nd street. 

Dozens of chickens strewn along Rossville Boulevard Monday morning.

One witness, who wanted to remain anonymous, told News 12 that she witnessed a truck stopped and chickens jumping off en masse.

Several of them unfortunately were ran over and killed.

Chattanooga Police and other city workers responded to the scene to clean it up.