A major US highway was shut down after a truck carrying portable toilets crashed and spilled blue deodoriser on to the roadway.

California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Rasmussen told reporters that the crash took place on southbound Interstate 280 in San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The toilets on the truck were not carrying sewage but did contain dozens of gallons of blue deodoriser - some of which spilled on to the road.

The truck overturned after crashing with a BMW that had spun out of control.

Several other vehicles also crashed, but police said all the injuries were minor.

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