A truck delivering gallons of milk was peeled open like a sardine can Monday after it hit a railroad overpass on Samuelson Road in Portage, closing the road and the bridge until the accident could be cleaned up and the bridge deemed structurally sound.

Pictures of the accident provided by Portage police show spilled milk and crushed milk gallons all over the road near Samuelson Bridge, and a badly damaged Walmart delivery truck.

Police got a call about the accident at 11:16 a.m., according to Police Chief Mike Candiano.

“It looks like driver error in relation to the clearance of the bridge and the height of the truck,” he said, adding CSX was called to the scene and officials from the railroad did not believe there was structural damage to the bridge.

The overpass has a height of 11 feet and 5 inches and was posted as such, at least until Monday’s accident. “I think it got knocked down,” Candiano said of the sign. The accident closed Samuelson Road between Central and Portage avenues, police said.

Amy Lavalley is a freelance reporter.