KHTS Radio Santa Clarita Radio – Santa Clarita News
A jackknifed big rig caused a fuel spill Wednesday evening, and shut down the southbound truck route lanes of the 5 Freeway in Newhall Pass.
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call for the crash just before 6 p.m. on the southbound I-5 truck route just south of the 14 freeway.
“There were no injuries,” said Melanie Flores, dispatch supervisor for the LA County Fire Department.
Units on scene have not determined how many gallons spilled, however, witnesses reported about 100 gallons had spilled on the truck route.
“Caltrans and health hazmat were requested to help clean the spill,” Flores said.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SIG Alert due to all lanes of the truck route being shut down for approximately two hours.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it is available.
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