SAN DIEGO, CA - A tractor towing a load of oranges stopped traffic on two California highways early last week.

The truck and trailer sustained serious damages on southbound I-5 in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, when the driver first felt the tires vibrate and then veered into crash barrels around 1:40 a.m.

Big rig cleared. @SDCaltrans cleaning up. 5 south collector to Carmel Mtn Rd to open soon @nbcsandiego pic.twitter.com/z0ClxRKU4d

— Chris Chan (@ChrisChanSD) September 27, 2016

With a Sig Alert sent out 3:00 a.m., according to news source NBC San Diego, California Highway Patrol Officers were diverting traffic as crews unloaded the fruit, cleaned up a fuel leak, and sent a series of tow trucks along with truck parts.

While crews repaired the rear axle on the big rig and put it on the back of a tow at approximately 7:30 a.m., the same axle re-broke 20 minutes later, causing further backups at the interchange between I-805 and SR-52 east.

Trailer tow breaks down on 805 to 52 east connector. Find alternative route @nbcsandiego @WhitneyNBCSD pic.twitter.com/OS54usJkFj

— Chris Chan (@ChrisChanSD) September 27, 2016

While traffic from the initial accident was slowly getting underway, commuters from the second mishap had to wait another 45 minutes.

I am happy to report, however, that while it seemed a series of unfortunate events plagued the poor driver, no oranges were reported to have been harmed throughout the havoc. After about nine hours from the initial crash to the finish line that was an auto shop in San Diego, CA, the truck finally made it in for final repairs.