- People have flocked to a roundabout to help clean up dozens of smashed bottles
- A ute carrying a tray full of cartons of beer shattered over the road Tuesday
- The brew spill closed one lane of traffic in Townsville, north Queensland at 8am
Locals swarmed to clean up the chaotic mess as litres of beer created a golden stream across a roundabout.
A ute had dozens of cartons of beer loaded in the back tray when a number of bottles smashed onto the road in Townsville, north Queensland.
At least eight people were seen cleaning up the road covered in liquid gold, forcing one lane of traffic to close Tuesday morning.
Locals swarmed to clean up the chaotic mess as litres of beer created havoc on road (pictured)
A ute had dozens of cartons of beer loaded in the back tray (pictured) when a number of bottles smashed onto the road in Townsville, north Queensland
Dozens took to social media, describing the scene as a ‘National Day of Mourning’ (pictured)
‘Someone’s head must roll for this,’ another person wrote online after seeing the chaos
Much of the beer flowed down the drain after the incident before 8am according to 9 News.
Footage shows locals using brooms to sweep up the carnage of brew as cars passed in the other lane.
The ute full of beer was reportedly being transported from a nearby hotel.
Many people took to social media describing the scene as a ‘tragedy’.
‘Should be a National Day of Mourning,’ one person wrote.
‘Why didn’t they drink it off the floor?,’ another wrote.
‘Someone’s head must roll for this,’ one other said.
The spill was cleaned and lanes were reopened shortly after 8am according to the publication.
Footage shows locals using brooms to sweep up the carnage of brew (pictured) as cars passed in the other lane which was reopened after 8am