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Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 5
Big Rig Crash Injures 1 and Shuts 210 Freeway for 2.5 Hours in Sylmar
Updated
Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 5

Big Rig Crash Injures 1 and Shuts 210 Freeway for 2.5 Hours in Sylmar

3 articles · Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 5

Summary

  • A multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound 210 Freeway at Roxford Street in Sylmar trapped a big rig occupant, who was freed and taken to a hospital after at least one injury was reported.
  • CHP officers, dispatched at 1:48 a.m. to a report of a vehicle blocking middle lanes, found diesel fuel spilled across the roadway along with scattered debris.
  • All eastbound lanes at Roxford were closed for an estimated two and a half hours while Caltrans crews handled the fuel and debris cleanup.
  • Later reporting said one truck was left hanging over an embankment and described the rescued driver as being in critical condition, underscoring the severity of the crash.

Insights

With some of the nation's strictest truck safety laws, why do catastrophic big rig accidents keep happening on California's freeways?
After a multi-million dollar big rig crash, how is fault traced between the driver, the company, and its maintenance providers?
Now that autonomous trucks are approved, are they the key to ending deadly human-error crashes on highways like the 210?