A woman was killed after her car went underneath a semi truck on the northbound side of Interstate 5 Tuesday, according to CHP officials.
A Mercedes sedan crashed into the back of a big rig, going under the truck, around 12:25 p.m., near the I-5 and Highway 14 truck route connector, according to Austin Bennett, a spokesman with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“When (Engine 73) got on scene, our units on scene confirmed that one person was trapped and they were working to extricate,” said Bennett, who added that the fire crews had arrived on scene by approximately 12:40 p.m.
After working for a handful of minutes on the scene, personnel determined the driver of the Mercedes was killed in the crash, according to Officer Moises Marroquin with the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Office.
The identification of the victim has not yet been released, pending the next-of-kin notification. Law enforcement investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fatal collision.
A SigAlert was issued for the area at 12:36 p.m.
“All northbound I-5 to Highway 14 truck lanes and all CA-210 westbound to 5 northbound truck lanes are currently closed,” Marroquin said at 1:10 p.m.
Photo credit: Two8Nine Media
Photo credit: Two8Nine Media
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5 Comments
When will our state trans dept end these senseless deaths and make trucks stay single file truck lane over the top of the pass…these truckers start passing at the top of the grade when going 20mph???? Hello over paid Leaders???
The victim was driving in the lane designated for trucks. Truckers aren’t to blame.
One doesn’t follow the other (victim driving in truck lane, ergo truckers not to blame). Truck lanes are not “trucks only” lanes.
I passes by this terrible accident yesterday. The woman who was killed was in the truck bypass lane. I see many drives in the truck lanes but driving in these lanes surrounded by trucks is risky. My condolences to her family.
I passed by this terrible accident yesterday. The woman who was killed was in the truck bypass lane. I see many drivers in the truck lanes but driving in these lanes surrounded by trucks is risky. My condolences to her family.