Overturned Big Rig Blocks Traffic On SB I-5 Near Sacramento International Airport
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - The latest on a big rig crash on Interstate 5 Wednesday morning:
9:05 a.m.
The big rig has been uprighted and traffic is now moving through the left lane along southbound Interstate 5.
Expect delays in the area for the time being. It is still not clear when the whole mess will be cleaned up.
The driver of the big rig was not hurt in the crash.
8:42 a.m.
Traffic is blocked at southbound Interstate 5 due to an overturned big rig, authorities say.
The scene is at Airtport Boulevard. A big rig overturned and lost its load of bricks, dumping it all over the freeway.
Both lanes of southbound Interstate 5 are blocked.
Caltrans is at the scene helping with the cleanup, but it's unclear when it will be cleared. Traffic is being diverted off the freeway onto Airport Boulevard, but it is very slow going.
Avoid the area if you can.
