A truck spilled its load of what was described as "cranberry sludge" on a Boston-area highway, painting the road red and slowing traffic during the morning commute.

The truck shed its load on Interstate 95 north in Woburn at about dawn on Thursday, forcing the closure of the one lane and a turn-off.

Clean-up crews used shovels and hoses to remove the slippery mess, and then sanded the area, but the highway retained a distinct reddish hue.

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