Thursday, May 5, 2016

Big rig crashes off Hwy 99 - Driver dies

   UPDATE at 2:30 PM:  The fully loaded big rig is being unloaded and a tow truck is on scene to tow it.  The big rig driver did not survive the crash.


   May 5, 2016 at 1 PM:  CHP are at the scene of a big rig that came off Hwy 99 at Lander Avenue in Turlock and into an apartment building.

   One man was trapped in
a white Toyota Tundra that was crushed.  Diesel fuel spilled in the parking garage.   The big rig did not catch fire, but hit several vehicles in the apartment complex. About 100 gallons of diesel was spilled.

  Emergency vehicles are everywhere. This is behind the Save Mart. Stay out of the area if possible. It is not affecting the freeway.

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