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College town's police say they don't need help with cleanup after beer spill

CORRECTS STATE TO MISS. NOT MASS. This image provided by the Oxford Police Department shows a street closed due to an 18 wheeler losing part of its load, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 in Oxford, Miss. (Oxford Police Department via AP) (Uncredited, Oxford Police Department)

OXFORD, Miss. – A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer.

The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi.

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The Oxford Police Department posted photos on social media and asked drivers to avoid the area for a while.

“Please use another route,” the department posted on X. “And no, you cannot come help ‘clean up.’”


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