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Big Rig Spills Load Of Sand On 14 Freeway, Traffic Impacted

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A big rig hauling sand tipped over on the 14 Freeway in Canyon Country after reportedly losing his brakes, impacting traffic Thursday. Around 1 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the Soledad Canyon Road on-ramp to the southbound 14 Freeway in Canyon Country involving sand spill, according to officials. The truck tipped over, spilling sand ...

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Big Rig Plunges Down Embankment In 5 Freeway Crash, Traffic Impacted

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A 5 Freeway traffic collision involving a big rig north of Santa Clarita has impacted traffic Wednesday morning. Around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway north of Castaic, said Franklin Lopez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A big rig went off the Freeway ...

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Non-Injury 5 Freeway Crash Impacts Southbound Traffic In Santa Clarita

A 5 Freeway crash involving a big rig Tuesday morning resulted in lanes blocked in Santa Clarita. Around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway near McBean Parkway in Valencia, said Franklin Lopez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “No injuries were reported,” Lopez said. As a result of ...

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Big Rig Plunges Over 100 Feet Off 5 Freeway North Of Santa Clarita

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A big rig carrying Budweiser beer plunged over 100 feet down an embankment off the 5 Freeway north of Santa Clarita Tuesday. UPDATE: (2:00 p.m.) — A SigAlert has been issued blocking the No. 3 and 4 lanes on the southbound 5 freeway for approximately five hours. Around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound ...

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I-5 Freeway Closed North Of Santa Clarita By Overturned Big Rig

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The southbound side of the I-5 Freeway was temporarily closed Thursday morning due to an overturned big rig near Lebec, north of the Santa Clarita Valley. Around 3:45 a.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials began receiving reports of a slowdown on the 5 Freeway near Lebec due to an overturned big rig in the southbound lanes, according to CHP incident ...

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Crash Involving Semi-Truck Blocks Southbound Lanes On 5 Freeway

A crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck blocked several lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway Monday morning. Around 9:55 a.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway, just north of Magic Mountain Parkway, according to Franklin Lopez, spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We got a call that it was two vehicles, ...

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Big Rig Crash Over Center Divider Closes All Lanes Of 14 Freeway

All lanes of the 14 Freeway were temporarily blocked by a big rig crash over the center divider Monday morning, officials said. Around 7:50 a.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a big rig crash into the center divider of the northbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road, according to Chris Thomas, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles County Fire ...

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Jackknifed Big Rig Blocks Several Lanes Of 5 Freeway Near Newhall Pass

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A jackknifed big rig blocked nearly all lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway early Monday, resulting in a SigAlert near the Newhall Pass, officials said. Just before 12:20 a.m. Monday, officials with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) received reports of a jackknifed big rig blocking several lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway just north of Roxford Street, a little south ...

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Overturned Big Rig Shuts Down Eastbound Lanes Of Highway 138 Near I-5

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An overturned big rig has shut down both eastbound lanes of Highway 138 near the 5 Freeway Tuesday morning, officials said. At about 6:47 a.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to the reports of an overturned tractor-trailer on Highway 138 east of Gorman Post Road, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the Newhall Area CHP Office. “Right after ...

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One Killed In Castaic Crash After Colliding With Big Rig

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One person was killed in a Castaic crash early Wednesday morning after a tow truck collided with a big rig, officials said. The crash was reported at about 12:01 a.m. Wednesday near the northbound 5 Freeway at Parker Road, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. A Castaic Tow flatbed was traveling ...

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