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
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Big Rig Plunges Over 100 Feet Off 5 Freeway North Of Santa Clarita
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 ...
Read More »I-5 Freeway Closed North Of Santa Clarita By Overturned Big Rig
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 ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Jackknifed Big Rig Blocks Several Lanes Of 5 Freeway Near Newhall Pass
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 ...
Read More »Overturned Big Rig Shuts Down Eastbound Lanes Of Highway 138 Near I-5
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 ...
Read More »One Killed In Castaic Crash After Colliding With Big Rig
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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