Thousands of Squid Spill Closes Rhode Island Road

A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of squid tipped over at the intersection of Point Judith and Galilee Escape roads in Narragansett, spilling its cargo onto the roadway. The incident blocked all lanes and forced a road closure of about seven hours while crews used skid steers to scrape the squid from the hot pavement and towed the trailer away, with no injuries reported. The road finally reopened in the late afternoon, around 5:30 p.m. Neighbors described the cleanup and the squid’s odor, and social media posts added a mix of humor and astonishment about the unusual spill. The event was covered by multiple outlets, highlighting the scale of the mess and the extended disruption to traffic.