Traffic & Transit
Multiple People Injured In Fiery Santa Cruz Crash
A Sig-Alert was issued Tuesday morning for state Route 1.
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- Multiple people were injured Tuesday after a big rig apparently crashed into slow traffic on state Route 1 in Santa Cruz. The incident happened around 9:52 a.m. near Ocean Street, prompting authorities to issue a Sig-Alert, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said the big rig caused more than a dozen cars to crash on the road, sparking a fire.
Drivers were told to use Morrissey Boulevard as the incident blocked the road for several hours.
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Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident but believe the big rig's brakes contributed to the crash.
No other information was immediately available.
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#BREAKING: Big rig catches fire in massive pile up on Hwy 1 in Santa Cruz https://t.co/o2dDaen0PS
— KION News 5 46 (@KION546) November 13, 2018
Big rig accident involving about 10 vehicles has NB 1 closed at River St. #SantaCruz SB 1 traffic also impacted. Rig cab caught fire. Extent of injuries unknown. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/AXZE1tHP5P
— David Louie (@abc7david) November 13, 2018
--Bay City News contributed to this report/Photo courtesy of Santa Cruz Police Department
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