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Overturned Big Rig, Downed Pole Temporarily Halts 5 Freeway Traffic In Santa Clarita

An overturned big rig and a downed pole affected traffic early Saturday morning on the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita. 

At around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision involving an overturned big rig on the southbound 5 Freeway at Parker Road in Castaic. 

The incident resulted in a downed pole as well. No injuries were reported according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. 

As a result of the accident a SIG Alert was issued for the number one and two lanes of the southbound 5 freeway for about three hours. 

At around 10 a.m. CalTrans tweeted that all lanes were reopened at Parker Road.


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Overturned Big Rig, Downed Pole Temporarily Halts 5 Freeway Traffic In Santa Clarita

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About Linsey Towles

Linsey Towles is currently a sophomore and journalism major at College of the Canyons and graduated from Saugus High School in 2021. She began as an intern at KHTS in Fall 2020 and was hired in June as staff writer for the news team where she covers breaking and feature news.