RIP Little Debbie: 70,000 Pounds Of Snacks Litter Atlanta Highway

Little Debbie makes such popular snacks as Nutty Bars and Swiss Rolls, and today a semi carrying thousands of boxes overturned on I-75 in Atlanta.

According to local affiliate WSB-TV, all the boxes added up to 70,000 pounds worth of deliciously sweet goodness.

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Let us please have a moment of silence for the Little Debbie snacks that met a tragic fate.

Twitter followers quickly responded, mostly curious if any boxes made it out unharmed for nearby motorists to grab a few or 20.

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Unfortunately, the Little Debbie snacks will likely make their way to a landfill, but on the plus side, that’s millions less calories going straight to our thighs.

Photo credit: Dan LaMee