I-80 eastbound shut down near Donner Summit due to industrial accident, CHP says
CISCO GROVE – An industrial accident involving a cement truck had one direction of Interstate 80 closed in the high Sierra Nevada early Wednesday morning.
The incident started just before 2:30 a.m. along eastbound I-80 near the Rainbow Road offramp, about 15 miles west of Donner Summit.
California Highway Patrol says an industrial accident occurred in a construction zone along the highway. It appears a cement truck has flipped on its side, spilling material onto the road.
Exactly what led up to the accident is unclear.
Due to the accident, eastbound I-80 was closed in the area. Officers were diverting traffic to Donner Pass Road, then back onto I-80 at Kingvale.
CHP said they expected the road to be closed until around 9 a.m., but the freeway was back open just after 7:30 a.m.