GEORGE TOWN: Penang Island City Council (MBPP) workers had their hands full when a lorry loaded with mosaic tiles met with an accident on the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, spilling its cargo on the road.

       In a Facebook post, MBPP said the incident occurred around 2.30pm Wednesday and caused a traffic jam on the expressway.

       MBPP also said enforcement and urban services personnel immediately responded to the incident and cleared up the spilled tiles by 4.30pm.

       It did not provide further details on the accident.

       Pictures posted by MBPP on Facebook shows an excavator being used to clear the spilled tiles from the road.