A big rig crash left eggs and debris across the southbound 5 Freeway, prompting the closure of nearly all southbound lanes and snarling the morning commute through East Los Angeles Monday. The crash involving an egg delivery truck was reported around 5:30 a.

A truck crash left eggs all over a California freeway on Monday, sparking internet jokes about the high cost of the accident at a time of soaring egg prices.

The Monday morning commute ain't going over easy in L.A., where hundreds of eggs -- already a precious commodity -- are scattered on a busy freeway after a messy delivery truck accident.