A slab of granite fell off a flat-bed truck and into the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets Thursday afternoon, forcing crews to close a few lanes of traffic while they cleaned up the shattered rock.

photo by: Alice Brewer | Special to the Journal-World

A broken block of granite fell off a truck and into the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets, Thursday, March 31, 2011, blocking traffic and creating a large mess for crews to pick up.

photo by: Alice Brewer | Special to the Journal-World

A truck carries granite slabs near the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets, Thursday, March 31, 2011. A granite slab fell off the truck and shattered in the intersection, causing cleanup crews to shut down traffic for part of the afternoon.

photo by: Alice Brewer | Special to the Journal-World

Granite covers the road at the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets, Thursday, March 31, 2011. A granite slab fell off a truck and shattered early Thursday afternoon, forcing cleanup crews to shut down parts of the intersection while they cleared a few thousand pounds of rock off the roads.

photo by: Alice Brewer | Special to the Journal-World

Police officers block the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets, Thursday, March 31, 2011, after a slab of granite fell off a truck and shattered in the road.