We’re not above shamelessly ripping off good ideas from other cities. Case and point: Boston’s City Hall to Go truck.

A truck carrying 70,000 pounds worth of pineapples and blueberries overturned on I-495 near Bethesda earlier this morning, snarling traffic and forcing workers into an impromptu (yet healthy) clean-up.

A tractor-trailer crashed on I-270 early this morning, dumping some 77,000 pounds worth of Budweiser on to the road.

An 18-wheeler traveling down Massachusetts Avenue NW this morning found itself in a bit of a tight squeeze when its driver attempted the underpass at Thomas Circle.

It’s been a violent morning for pedestrians and cyclists in the District — but the most disturbing incident occurred at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and I Street NW, where D.C. Fire and EMS reported that a person in a wheelchair was struck by a truck.

DCist reader Jim Reisinger emailed this morning about an interesting sight he stumbled upon during their commute this morning. “I saw this giant triceratops on the back of a truck on my way to work at the intersection of Harvard and 16th Streets. Any thoughts on what they are using it for?”

M Street SE between 1st Street and 3rd Street is currently closed to traffic, as authorities assess the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a large dump truck. Around 1 p.m, the truck collided with a woman, who suffered “very extensive,” life-threatening injuries. WTOP’s Neal Augenstein is reporting from the scene and notes that the driver of the truck continued driving until someone alerted him that he had hit someone…

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist near the intersection of New York and New Jersey Avenues NW this afternoon, the Post is reporting. The victim, said to be a man in his 50s, was in the 300 block of New York Ave. NW when he appears to have fallen down somehow, putting himself in the path of an oncoming truck, according to D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer. The man’s name has not…

A truck caught fire earlier this morning at 12th and P Streets NW, eventually leading to a small explosion as the gas tank succumbed to the flames. The truck was a rambling pickup that, along with its bed full of scrap wood, has been a neighborhood fixture for years. The single bike cop on the scene kept onlookers from walking down P and waited for the fire department as the fire spread from beneath the…