Multiple news agencies have reported that an accident that happened on the northbound lanes of the Interstate 5 resulted in the closure of the roadway. According to official accident reports, a big rig carrying about 46,000 pounds of glass was reportedly spotted rolling over to the right shoulder of the roadway at 11:53 a.m. on Tuesday. The vehicle was driving from a glass plant in Fresno County when the accident occurred. According to the authorities, the man behind the wheel (read more)
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31
Oct
2012
Big Rig Overturns On Interstate 5, Road Blocked
Multiple news sources reported that, unfortunately, two people were fatally wounded as a result of an accident that happened Monday. The accident, official California Highway Patrol reports show, occurred when the big rig traveling on Highway 330 left the road and drove up a hillside before it veered back onto the road. The truck driver reportedly fell off the truck cab, which led to his death. The vehicle continued rolling on before it jackknifed and crashed into an oncoming vehicle (read more)
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23
Oct
2012
Nine Rigs Involved In Crash, CHP Says
Multiple news agencies have reported that an accident involving nine big rigs occurred during the early morning hours. According to the authorities, the vehicles crashed while traveling on the Interstate 5. Troopers who responded to the scene say that the vehicles may have collided as a result of a jackknifed big rig that reportedly caused the major accident. The wet and slippery pavement may have contributed to the accident. The southbound lanes of the road will be closed down until (read more)
Read MoreSeveral news articles have mentioned that an accident that happened on the southbound lanes of Santa Monica Boulevard claimed the life of a construction worker. Media outlets that have been covering the accident reported that a truck was unloading a 3,000-pound steel beam when it suddenly fell on top of the worker, which unfortunately led to his death. The accident occurred about 2:30 in the morning on the construction zone that is part of a 10-mile freeway-widening venture. Other coworkers (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of media outlets, crews have been working on repairing the railroad tracks that have been damaged after a big rig collided against an Amtrak train. Like we’ve reported previously, twenty passengers were reportedly injured as a result of the accident, however, passengers did not suffer any serious wounds, according to the news. Official reports released by the authorities showed that the accident that happened in California’s Central Valley made the passengers uneasy after the impact sent (read more)
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31
Aug
2012
Big Rig Jack-Knifes, Three Lanes Of 405 Blocked
Another big rig accident has been reported and according to the news, the crash forced the authorities to close down three lanes of the 405 Freeway. According to the reports, the big rig with a 40-foot boat jack-knifed while traveling on the southbound lanes of the 405 by Mulholland Drive. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene as quickly as possible and the Sigalert issued right afterwards was in effect for about three hours. The rig, according to the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, a crash that closed Interstate 15 at Clinton Keith Road resulted in injuries. The accident that happened in the southbound lanes of the highway involved a big rig and a red Camaro. According to the California Highway Patrol, witnesses say that the Camaro may have been broken down previous to the crash, which prompted someone to flag other drivers down since the vehicle was stopped in the slow lane. Caltrans and paramedics were (read more)
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17
Aug
2012
Two-Vehicle Crash Blocks Connector Road
According to several publications, an auto crash that took place on the connector road that links the southbound 57 Freeway and the eastbound 60 Freeway. The California Highway Patrol troopers who responded to the scene claim that a 41-year-old man from Rancho Cucamonga was driving a tractor-trailer truck at high rates of speed just before it entered the connector road, which forced the man to brake hard to attempt to negotiate a curve. At the same time, a 2008 Honda (read more)
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17
Aug
2012
Overturned Big Rig Blocks Interstate 80
According to a series of articles, an accident that took place on the eastbound lanes of the Interstate 80 shut down the freeway for about 12 hours. The crash occurred when a big rig hauling two trailers overturned for unknown reasons. Because the vehicle blocked the road, the authorities closed the interstate until the crash scene was cleared. According to the news, the truck was carrying nitric acid, which led the authorities to call a hazardous materials crew to verify (read more)
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16
Aug
2012
Woman Killed In Head-On Collision
Several news agencies have reported that a collision that occurred near the Lemoore Naval Air Station resulted in fatal injuries. According to the articles, an 18-year-old woman from Hanford was driving a 2006 Chevrolet HHR on the westbound lanes of the Highway 198 when she suddenly allowed her vehicle to veer off the road. Troopers say that her vehicle crossed the centerline and crashed straight into an on-going big rig. Because of the crash, the big rig spilled its load (read more)
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