CRASH FORCES CLOSURE OF OFF-RAMP.Byline: Daily News A big-rig and a pickup truck collided Tuesday afternoon, slightly injuring one man and closing a freeway off-ramp to rush-hour traffic, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officials said. The Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling off-ramp of the northbound 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. was closed shortly after the 2:45 p.m. crash. The driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries when his vehicle overturned. The crash also ruptured the big-rig's 50-gallon diesel tank. ``We put some sand down,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Inspector Henry Rodriguez. ``Some fuel went into a storm drain.'' Officials said the big-rig jackknifed after the collision. |
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