Traffic & Transit

Truck Crash Caused Newark Closure

The closure increased traffic on other streets.

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A truck crash forced the closure of Thornton Avenue (Newark Police Department)
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A truck crash forced the closure of Thornton Avenue (Newark Police Department)
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A truck crash forced the closure of Thornton Avenue (Newark Police Department)

NEWARK, CA — Newark Police asked drivers to avoid Thornton Avenue between Gateway Boulevard and Willow Street because of a truck crash Wednesday morning. It has since been cleared.

A truck went off the road, forcing a recovery operation and street closure.

Commercial trucks were routed to southbound Newark Boulevard from Highway 84 and onto Jarvis Avenue from Thornton Avenue.

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Other drivers on those routes saw increased traffic during the recovery operation.

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