Carnival truck driver injured in collision on I-80 in Richmond
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: June 21, 2023
Carnival truck driver flown to hospital with serious injuries, sugar truck driver appeared to be fine. One right lane reopened as of 5 a.m.
A truck carrying a load of sugar and a big rig carrying carnival equipment were involved in an accident on Interstate 80 in the East Bay early Tuesday morning, causing traffic to come to a halt. The crash occurred at around 1:30 am at the westbound Potrero Avenue off-ramp when all lanes were blocked.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), it appears that the driver of the sugar truck rear-ended the carnival-carrying truck. The driver of the carnival truck was flown to hospital with serious injuries, while the driver of the sugar truck appeared fine.
Two heavy wreckers were called in to pry apart and remove both trucks from I-80. Piles of sugar covered portions of highway as fire departments from Richmond and Contra Costa County assisted with clean-up efforts.
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Tags: California, San Francisco, Traffic Delays, Richmond, I80 Crash, California Highway Patrol, Richmond Traffic, Sugar Truck, Big Rig Collision, East Bay Traffic
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- carnival truck driver
- Vehicles:
- sugar truck, big rig carrying rebar
- State:
- California
- City:
- Richmond
- Location:
- Westbound Potrero Avenue offramp
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-06-20
- Time of Incident:
- 1:30 a.m.
Westbound Potrero Avenue offramp
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