Traffic & Transit
Semi-Truck Crash Prompts Sig-Alert In East County
The crash was reported at 7:40 a.m. on northbound state Route 67, according to the CHP.
LAKESIDE, CA – An injury crash involving a semi-truck prompted a Sig-alert Thursday morning in East County.
A car crashed under a semi-truck on northbound state Route 67 before Slaughterhouse Canyon in Lakeside, according to the Lakeside Fire Protection District. The crash was reported at 7:40 a.m. at Vigilante Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The driver of the car was transported to the hospital for minor injuries, fire officials said.
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All northbound lanes were initially blocked at Vigilante Road, but two lanes have since reopened to traffic.
Update: Two lanes have reopened on NB SR-67 at Vigilante Rd. Vehicles are using the right lane to get around.
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) March 8, 2018
RESCUE TRAFFIC COLLISION: Hwy 67 at Vigilante Rd. Vehicle under semi trailer; driver self-extricated; transported for minor injuries. Engine 201, Engine 4, Rescue 3, Medic 5, Div4105 (Hisaw). pic.twitter.com/H4inRDSMlA
— Lakeside Fire (LKS) (@LakesideFire) March 8, 2018
All lanes of NB SR-67 blocked at Vigilante Rd due to. Semi-truck traffic collision.
— Caltrans San Diego (@SDCaltrans) March 8, 2018
#SIGALERT 67 N before Slaughterhouse Canyon - BOTH NB LANES BLOCKED due to big rig crash. @10News
— Kalyna Astrinos (@10NewsKalyna) March 8, 2018
!!traffic alert!! crash blocking both nb lanes in #Lakeside on 67 NB at Vigilante Rd, stopped traffic back to Mapleview St #SDtraffic
— TTWN San Diego (@TotalTrafficSD) March 8, 2018
Image via Lakeside Fire Protection District
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