14 TRUCKS IN I-5 COLLISION; 3 PEOPLE INJURED; WRECKS SNARL TRAFFIC OUT OF A.V.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer A chain reaction collision involving 14 big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. trucks in the Newhall Pass injured three people and tied up traffic throughout much of the day Saturday, officials said. The 3:44 a.m. crash closed down the southbound truck lanes leading from the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. to the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. in the north San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for nearly 12 hours. ``It had to be one of the worst freeway pileups involving trucks in recent memory. It was some wreck,'' said CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Gary Butler. The crash occurred after a truck driver lost control and hit a concrete divider, California Highway Patrol officials said. The disabled truck surprised a second truck driver who had just emerged from the tunnel where the freeway divides trucks from cars. In a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
``When I came into work this morning and saw the rain, I knew it was going to be quiet a day,'' Butler said. ``I now have a 200-page report on this accident. What a mess.'' The Highway Patrol said the cause of the accident was still under investigation, but the early morning rain appeared to be a factor. Authorities said there were three injuries, including a 16-year-old female who was a passenger in the first big rig. The unidentified girl had a broken leg, cuts and bruises, officials said. She was taken by ambulance to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History , along with another woman who complained of back pain. A man was treated by paramedics at the scene. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. Several fire and rescue units from both the county and city of Los Angeles
Four area towing companies were later called to help clear some of the wreckage. The crash was one of hundreds of traffic mishaps on Southland roads and freeways Friday night and Saturday morning, officials said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--Color) A tow truck, center, hauls away one of 14 big rigs involved in a collision Saturday on the southbound Golden State Freeway near Sylmar. (2--Color) Jackknifed and battered big rigs litter the Golden State Freeway's truck lane after a chain-reaction collision Saturday. (3--Color) Drivers check the damage to the front end of a truck caught in Saturday's collision. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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