SOUTH POINT, Oh (WSAZ) -- Thousands of barbeque grills will be cooking across the area this Fourth of July holiday weekend, but one grill is actually to blame for a multi-car pile up Thursday afternoon.
It happened on US 52 just east of South Point around 3:30 pm.
The accident closed the westbound lanes of the highway for about an hour while crews cleaned up the mess.
Firefighters say an unsecured grill fell out of the back of a pickup truck. It broke up into several pieces causing the traffic behind the truck to weave and try and miss the grill. That set off a string of accidents along the highway.
One person was taken to the hospital, but their injuries did not appear to be life threatening.